CVE-2020-8285: apple mac_os_x Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2020-8285UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8285DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8285
Published 14-12-2020Last modified 14-10-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-8285 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 9.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
9.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 10Timeline
- 14-12-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
curl 7.21.0 to and including 7.73.0 is vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion due to a stack overflow issue in FTP wildcard match parsing.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
9.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 9.77% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score9.77%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundCurl
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Fujitsu6 products
- m10-1_firmware< xcp2410 | < xcp3110
- m10-4_firmware< xcp2410 | < xcp3110
- m10-4s_firmware< xcp2410 | < xcp3110
- m12-1_firmware< xcp2410 | < xcp3110
- m12-2_firmware< xcp2410 | < xcp3110
Netapp5 products
Oracle4 products
Apple2 products
- mac_os_x< 10.14.6 | ≥ 10.15, < 10.15.7 | 10.14.6 | 10.14.6:security_update_2019-001 | 10.14.6:security_update_2019-002 | 10.14.6:security_update_2020-001 | 10.14.6:security_update_2020-002 | 10.14.6:security_update_2020-003 | 10.14.6:security_update_2020-004 | 10.14.6:security_update_2020-005 | 10.14.6:security_update_2020-006 | 10.14.6:security_update_2020-007 | 10.14.6:security_update_2021-001 | 10.15.7 | 10.15.7:security_update_2020-001 | 10.15.7:security_update_2021-001 | 10.15.7:supplemental_update
- macos≥ 11.0, < 11.3
Debian2 products
- curl< 7.74.0-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0
Alpine1 product
- curl< 7.66.0-r3 | < 7.67.0-r3 | < 7.69.1-r3 | < 7.74.0-r0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL32 | 33
Haxx1 product
- libcurl≥ 7.21.0, < 7.74.0
Siemens1 product
Splunk1 product
- universal_forwarder≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.12 | ≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.6 | 9.1.0
Ubuntu1 product
- curl< 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm6 | < 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.18 | < 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.12 | < 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.4
11 vendors · 25 products
References
29 links
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00029.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
