Description
ALPACA is an application layer protocol content confusion attack, exploiting TLS servers implementing different protocols but using compatible certificates, such as multi-domain or wildcard certificates. A MiTM attacker having access to victim's traffic at the TCP/IP layer can redirect traffic from one subdomain to another, resulting in a valid TLS session. This breaks the authentication of TLS and cross-protocol attacks may be possible where the behavior of one protocol service may compromise the other at the application layer.
Published: 2022-03-23
Score: 7.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3203-1 nginx security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26922 ALPACA is an application layer protocol content confusion attack, exploiting TLS servers implementing different protocols but using compatible certificates, such as multi-domain or wildcard certificates. A MiTM attacker having access to victim's traffic at the TCP/IP layer can redirect traffic from one subdomain to another, resulting in a valid TLS session. This breaks the authentication of TLS and cross-protocol attacks may be possible where the behavior of one protocol service may compromise the other at the application layer.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5371-1 nginx vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5371-2 nginx vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6379-1 vsftpd vulnerability
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Debian Debian Linux
F5 Nginx
Fedoraproject Fedora
Sendmail Sendmail
Vsftpd Project Vsftpd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:01:07.459Z

Reserved: 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-3618

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-23T20:15:09.833

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:21:59.713

Link: CVE-2021-3618

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-06-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-3618 - Bugzilla

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