CVE-2021-36377 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Fossil SCM skips TLS hostname validation, allowing attackers to bypass security checks and potentially intercept or manipulate communications.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-36377?

CVE-2021-36377 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Fossil before 2.14.2 and 2.15.x before 2.15.2 often skips the hostname check during TLS certificate validation.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36377?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Fossil-Scm Fossil.

How do I fix CVE-2021-36377?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2021-36377 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36377 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36377, GHSA-4cqm-xv6v-78c5, MGASA-2021-0491, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36377.

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