CVE-2021-22925
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
curl supports the `-t` command line option, known as `CURLOPT_TELNETOPTIONS`in libcurl. This rarely used option is used to send variable=content pairs toTELNET servers.Due to flaw in the option parser for sending `NEW_ENV` variables, libcurlcould be made to pass on uninitialized data from a stack based buffer to theserver. Therefore potentially revealing sensitive internal information to theserver using a clear-text network protocol.This could happen because curl did not call and use sscanf() correctly whenparsing the string provided by the application.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.3 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | curl | Not affected (8.2.1-r0) |
| Stream | curl | Not affected (8.2.1-r0) |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/39
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/40
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-484086.pdf
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1223882
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRUCW2UVNYUDZF72DQLFQR4PJEC6CF7V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FRUCW2UVNYUDZF72DQLFQR4PJEC6CF7V/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0003/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212805
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html