CVE-2021-32066
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
01/08/2021
Last modified:
24/01/2024
Description
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."
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.40
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 (including) | 2.6.7 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.0 (including) | 2.7.3 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 (including) | 3.0.1 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2.6.1 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/a21a3b7d23704a01d34bd79d09dc37897e00922a
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1178562
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00009.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00033.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-27
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0004/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/07/07/starttls-stripping-in-net-imap/



