Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-22901
curl 7.75.0 through 7.76.1 suffers from a use-after-free vulnerability resulting in already freed memory being used when a TLS 1.3 session ticket arrives over a connection. A malicious server can use this in rare unfortunate circumstances to potentially reach remote code execution in the client. When libcurl at run-time sets up support for TLS 1.3 session tickets on a connection using OpenSSL, it stores pointers to the transfer in-memory object for later retrieval when a session ticket arrives. If the connection is used by multiple transfers (like with a reused HTTP/1.1 connection or multiplexed HTTP/2 connection) that first transfer object might be freed before the new session is established on that connection and then the function will access a memory buffer that might be freed. When using that memory, libcurl might even call a function pointer in the object, making it possible for a remote code execution if the server could somehow manage to get crafted memory content into the correct place in memory.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-22901
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.18%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 90 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-22901
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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nvd@nist.gov |
8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
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5.9
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nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-22901
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Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- support@hackerone.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-22901
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2021-22901.html
curl - TLS session caching disaster - CVE-2021-22901Exploit;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-732250.pdf
Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/7f4a9a9b2a49547eae24d2e19bc5c346e9026479
openssl: associate/detach the transfer from connection · curl/curl@7f4a9a9 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://hackerone.com/reports/1180380
#1180380 CVE-2021-22901: TLS session caching disasterExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210727-0007/
June 2021 cURL/libcURL Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product SecurityThird Party Advisory
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https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210723-0001/
July 2021 MySQL Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product SecurityThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2021-22901
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Oracle » Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment » Version: 1.10.0cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:essbase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:essbase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_compute_node_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire\,_enterprise_sds_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*