CVE-2021-22925

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 5, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM UTC
19 products affected across 7 vendorsmacOSFedoraMySQL Server· also runs on 7 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

curl supports the `-t` command line option, known as `CURLOPT_TELNETOPTIONS`in libcurl. This rarely used option is used to send variable=content pairs toTELNET servers.Due to flaw in the option parser for sending `NEW_ENV` variables, libcurlcould be made to pass on uninitialized data from a stack based buffer to theserver. Therefore potentially revealing sensitive internal information to theserver using a clear-text network protocol.This could happen because curl did not call and use sscanf() correctly whenparsing the string provided by the application.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 7.78.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
All versions
netapp-h300e (same device)
All versions
netapp-h300s (same device)
All versions
netapp-h410s (same device)
All versions
netapp-h500e (same device)
All versions
netapp-h500s (same device)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (15)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-908

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