CVE-2021-20230

stunnel: client certificate not correctly verified when redirect and verifyChain options are used

Published Feb 23, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in stunnel before 5.57, where it improperly validates client certificates when it is configured to use both redirect and verifyChain options. This flaw allows an attacker with a certificate signed by a Certificate Authority, which is not the one accepted by the stunnel server, to access the tunneled service instead of being redirected to the address specified in the redirect option. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-7669 A flaw was found in stunnel before 5.57, where it improperly validates client certificates when it is configured to use both redirect and verifyChain options. This flaw allows an attacker with a certificate signed by a Certificate Authority, which is not the one accepted by the stunnel server, to access the tunneled service instead of being redirected to the address specified in the redirect option. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6901-1 stunnel vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:30 PM
Reserved
Dec 17, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 23, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:33 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 11, 2020, 12:00 AM