CVE-2020-19909
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 22, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 13, 2020
Description
Integer overflow vulnerability in tool_operate.c in curl 7.65.2 via a large value as the retry delay. NOTE: many parties report that this has no direct security impact on the curl user; however, it may (in theory) cause a denial of service to associated systems or networks if, for example, --retry-delay is misinterpreted as a value much smaller than what was intended. This is not especially plausible because the overflow only happens if the user was trying to specify that curl should wait weeks (or longer) before trying to recover from a transient error.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/4166
- https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2023/08/26/cve-2020-19909-is-everything-that-is-wrong-with-cves/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/23/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/25/5
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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