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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-curlalma-upgrade-libcurlalma-upgrade-libcurl-develalma-upgrade-libcurl-minimal | May 4, 2022 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-curl | Aug 22, 2024 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-curlamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-curl-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libcurlamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libcurl-devel | Jul 4, 2022 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-curl | Nov 16, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 |
| Apple Osx Curl | apple-osx-upgrade-latest | Mar 18, 2022 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-curlcentos-upgrade-curl-debuginfocentos-upgrade-curl-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-curl-minimal-debuginfocentos-upgrade-libcurlcentos-upgrade-libcurl-debuginfocentos-upgrade-libcurl-develcentos-upgrade-libcurl-minimalcentos-upgrade-libcurl-minimal-debuginfo | Nov 9, 2021 | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-curl | Nov 29, 2021 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-curl | Nov 4, 2022 | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-curl | Dec 19, 2022 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libcurl | Feb 28, 2022 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libcurlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libcurl-devel | Dec 28, 2021 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-curlhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libcurl | Jan 28, 2022 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Msft | microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb5009557microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb5009545microsoft-windows-windows_10-20h2-kb5009543microsoft-windows-windows_10-21h1-kb5009543microsoft-windows-windows_10-21h2-kb5009543microsoft-windows-windows_11-21h2-kb5009566microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb5009557microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-21h2-kb5009555microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-22h2-kb5009555msft-kb5009543-e6a7130f-f52b-4ae1-bd76-f4d96045c0e6 | Jan 11, 2022 | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-web-curl-7-79-0-11-4-39-0-1-107-0 | Nov 17, 2021 | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-curloracle-linux-upgrade-libcurloracle-linux-upgrade-libcurl-develoracle-linux-upgrade-libcurl-minimal | Nov 3, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-curlredhat-upgrade-curl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-curl-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-curl-minimal-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libcurlredhat-upgrade-libcurl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libcurl-develredhat-upgrade-libcurl-minimalredhat-upgrade-libcurl-minimal-debuginfo | Nov 9, 2021 | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-curlrocky-upgrade-curl-debuginforocky-upgrade-curl-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-libcurlrocky-upgrade-libcurl-debuginforocky-upgrade-libcurl-develrocky-upgrade-libcurl-minimalrocky-upgrade-libcurl-minimal-debuginfo | May 5, 2022 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Splunk | splunk-upgrade-latest | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-curlsuse-upgrade-curl-minisuse-upgrade-curl-openssl1suse-upgrade-libcurl-develsuse-upgrade-libcurl-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libcurl-mini-develsuse-upgrade-libcurl4suse-upgrade-libcurl4-32bitsuse-upgrade-libcurl4-minisuse-upgrade-libcurl4-openssl1suse-upgrade-libcurl4-openssl1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libcurl4-openssl1-x86 | Sep 24, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-curlubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl3ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl3-gnutlsubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcurl3-nssubuntu-upgrade-curlubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-gnutlsubuntu-upgrade-libcurl3-nssubuntu-upgrade-libcurl4 | Sep 16, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 29, 2021 |
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