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ALPINE-CVE-2021-32066
ALPINE-CVE-2021-32066
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.400000095367432 HIGH
An issue was discovered in Ruby through 2.6.7, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.x through 3.0.1. Net::IMAP does not raise an exception when StartTLS fails with an an unknown response, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass the TLS protections by leveraging a network position between the client and the registry to block the StartTLS command, aka a "StartTLS stripping attack."
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.400000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.16 | ruby | 2.7.3-r0, 2.7.2-r4, 2.7.2-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ruby | 2.3.1-r0, 2.7.2-r4, 2.7.2-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ruby | *, 1.8.7_p160-r2, 1.8.7_p160-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ruby | 2.3.3-r0, 0, * |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ruby | 2.5.2-r0, 2.5.1-r2, 2.5.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ruby | 2.5.3-r0, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ruby | 0, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ruby | 2.7.2-r2, 1.9.3_p286-r1, 1.9.3_p286-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ruby | 1.8.7_p299-r0, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 1, 2021 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch