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Summary
curl version 8.4.0 has been released. According to the developers of curl, this version mitigates a vulnerability that has been present in curl for over 10 years and has not, to this point, been exploited. This vulnerability has been disclosed as a SOCKS5 heap buffer overflow and is currently rated HIGH.
Threat Type
Vulnerability
Overview
The developers of curl have released version 8.4.0 of the software. This update was designed to mitigate at least two previously undisclosed vulnerabilities, one o