libcurl

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curl's client-side transfer library used by many applications.

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Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by security coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

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6Hacker News·8/31/2026security
Curl disputes a requested CVE for a niche hostname bug
The curl project says it has received its first CVE dispute since becoming a CNA, and it believes the reported issue does not warrant a CVE. The disputed bug concerns wildcard certificate hostname matching for URLs using a leading-dot hostname, a case curl describes as highly niche and unlikely to affect most users.