A flaw was found in stunnel before 5.57, where it improperly validates client certificates when it is configured to use both redirect and verifyChain options. This flaw allows an attacker with a certificate signed by a Certificate Authority, which is not the one accepted by the stunnel server, to access the tunneled service instead of being redirected to the address specified in the redirect option. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-02-23T16:34:39

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:30:07.599Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-20230

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-02-23T17:15:13.753

Modified: 2022-06-01T18:05:45.337

Link: CVE-2021-20230

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2020-10-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-20230 - Bugzilla