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CVE-2021-22890


curl 7.63.0 to and including 7.75.0 includes vulnerability that allows a malicious HTTPS proxy to MITM a connection due to bad handling of TLS 1.3 session tickets. When using a HTTPS proxy and TLS 1.3, libcurl can confuse session tickets arriving from the HTTPS proxy but work as if they arrived from the remote server and then wrongly "short-cut" the host handshake. When confusing the tickets, a HTTPS proxy can trick libcurl to use the wrong session ticket resume for the host and thereby circumvent the server TLS certificate check and make a MITM attack to be possible to perform unnoticed. Note that such a malicious HTTPS proxy needs to provide a certificate that curl will accept for the MITMed server for an attack to work - unless curl has been told to ignore the server certificate check.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.7, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 11 products from haxx, from fedoraproject, from netapp and 8 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2021-04-01T18:15:12.917

Last Modified

2025-06-09T15:15:24.177

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-300
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-290

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application haxx libcurl ≤ 7.75.0 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 32 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 33 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 34 Yes
Application netapp hci_management_node - Yes
Application netapp solidfire - Yes
Hardware netapp hci_storage_node - Yes
Operating System broadcom fabric_operating_system - Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 9.0 Yes
Application siemens sinec_infrastructure_network_services < 1.0.1.1 Yes
Application oracle communications_billing_and_revenue_management 12.0.0.3.0 Yes
Application oracle essbase 21.2 Yes
Application splunk universal_forwarder < 8.2.12 Yes
Application splunk universal_forwarder < 9.0.6 Yes
Application splunk universal_forwarder 9.1.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For haxx's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.