vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-22946: Requirement to use TLS not properly enforced for IMAP, POP3, and FTP protocols (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 2, 2021 | Nov 9, 2021 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 2, 2021
Added
Nov 9, 2021
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
A user can tell curl >= 7.20.0 and <= 7.78.0 to require a successful upgrade to TLS when speaking to an IMAP, POP3 or FTP server (`--ssl-reqd` on the command line or`CURLOPT_USE_SSL` set to `CURLUSESSL_CONTROL` or `CURLUSESSL_ALL` withlibcurl). This requirement could be bypassed if the server would return a properly crafted but perfectly legitimate response.This flaw would then make curl silently continue its operations **withoutTLS** contrary to the instructions and expectations, exposing possibly sensitive data in clear text over the network.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-curlredhat-upgrade-curl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-curl-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-curl-minimal-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libcurlredhat-upgrade-libcurl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libcurl-develredhat-upgrade-libcurl-minimalredhat-upgrade-libcurl-minimal-debuginfo
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