Packages
- httpie - CLI, cURL-like tool for humans
Details
It was discovered that HTTPie used the final URL after following redirects
to determine the output filename when downloading files. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files to the current
directory.
It was discovered that HTTPie used the final URL after following redirects
to determine the output filename when downloading files. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files to the current
directory.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | httpie – 0.9.8-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | httpie – 0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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