VDB

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22922

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22922 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

When curl is instructed to download content using the metalink feature, thecontents is verified against a hash provided in the metalink XML file.The metalink XML file points out to the client how to get the same contentfrom a set of different URLs, potentially hosted by different servers and theclient can then download the file from one or several of them. In a serial orparallel manner.If one of the servers hosting the contents has been breached and the contentsof the specific file on that server is replaced with a modified payload, curlshould detect this when the hash of the file mismatches after a completeddownload. It should remove the contents and instead try getting the contentsfrom another URL. This is not done, and instead such a hash mismatch is onlymentioned in text and the potentially malicious content is kept in the file ondisk.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12curl0, 0, 0
Debian:11curl7.88.1-4, 8.4.0-2, 8.5.0-1
Debian:13curl0, 0, 0
Debian:14curl0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 5, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
Open in Interactive Console →
$ Console Community · 100/wk Open console ›