Description
When curl >= 7.20.0 and <= 7.78.0 connects to an IMAP or POP3 server to retrieve data using STARTTLS to upgrade to TLS security, the server can respond and send back multiple responses at once that curl caches. curl would then upgrade to TLS but not flush the in-queue of cached responses but instead continue using and trustingthe responses it got *before* the TLS handshake as if they were authenticated.Using this flaw, it allows a Man-In-The-Middle attacker to first inject the fake responses, then pass-through the TLS traffic from the legitimate server and trick curl into sending data back to the user thinking the attacker's injected data comes from the TLS-protected server.
Published: 2021-09-29
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2773-1 curl security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3085-1 curl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5197-1 curl security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5079-1 curl vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5079-2 curl vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:58:26.408Z

Reserved: 2021-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-22947

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-29T20:15:08.253

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:50:59.810

Link: CVE-2021-22947

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-22947 - Bugzilla

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