curl: SFTP path ~ resolving discrepancy

A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl 8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can...

A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl <8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde (~) character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass filtering or execute arbitrary code by crafting a path like /~2/foo while accessing a server with a specific user.

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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-27534

A path traversal vulnerability exists in curl 8.0.0 SFTP implementation causes the tilde character to be wrongly replaced when used as a prefix in the first path element, in addition to its intended use as the first element to indicate a path relative to the user's home directory. Attackers can...