CVE-2021-22947
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:Sep 15, 2021
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 29, 2021
EPSS Score:0.00253
CVSS Score:5.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apple
Product
Macos
Apple
Macos
Vendor
Debian
Product
Debian Linux
Debian
Debian Linux
Vendor
Fedoraproject
Product
Fedora
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Vendor
Haxx
Product
Curl
Haxx
Curl
Vendor
Netapp
Product
Cloud Backup
Netapp
Cloud Backup
Vendor
Netapp
Product
Clustered Data Ontap
Netapp
Clustered Data Ontap
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H300e
Netapp
H300e
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H300e Firmware
Netapp
H300e Firmware
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H300s
Netapp
H300s
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H300s Firmware
Netapp
H300s Firmware
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H410s
Netapp
H410s
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H410s Firmware
Netapp
H410s Firmware
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H500e
Netapp
H500e
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H500e Firmware
Netapp
H500e Firmware
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H500s
Netapp
H500s
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H500s Firmware
Netapp
H500s Firmware
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H700e
Netapp
H700e
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H700e Firmware
Netapp
H700e Firmware
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H700s
Netapp
H700s
Vendor
Netapp
Product
H700s Firmware
Netapp
H700s Firmware
Vendor
Netapp
Product
Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller
Netapp
Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller
Vendor
Netapp
Product
Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware
Netapp
Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Commerce Guided Search
Oracle
Commerce Guided Search
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function
Oracle
Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Communications Cloud Native Core Console
Oracle
Communications Cloud Native Core Console
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment
Oracle
Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function
Oracle
Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Communications Cloud Native Core Network Slice Selection Function
Oracle
Communications Cloud Native Core Network Slice Selection Function
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy
Oracle
Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy
Oracle
Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Mysql Server
Oracle
Mysql Server
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools
Oracle
Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Dotnet
Redhat
Rhel Dotnet
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Eus
Redhat
Rhel Eus
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Sinec Infrastructure Network Services
Siemens
Sinec Infrastructure Network Services
Vendor
Splunk
Product
Universal Forwarder
Splunk
Universal Forwarder
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
