Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting curl package, versions <7.79.1-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-CURL-1544022
- published 22 Jul 2021
- disclosed 5 Aug 2021
Introduced: 22 Jul 2021
CVE-2021-22923 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 curl to version 7.79.1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user's expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-22923
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0003/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRUCW2UVNYUDZF72DQLFQR4PJEC6CF7V/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1213181
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRUCW2UVNYUDZF72DQLFQR4PJEC6CF7V/