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CVE-2021-22923

Public on 2021-08-05
Modified on 2021-09-15
Description

A flaw was found in curl in the way curl handles credentials when downloading content using the Metalink feature. This flaw allows malicious actors controlling a hosting server to gain access to credentials provided while downloading content without the user's knowledge. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core curl 2021-09-08 23:35 ALAS2-2021-1700

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Red Hat: CVE-2021-22923 Mitre: CVE-2021-22923 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity