CVE-2021-3716

nbdkit: NBD_OPT_STRUCTURED_REPLY injection on STARTTLS

Published Mar 2, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 3.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in nbdkit due to to improperly caching plaintext state across the STARTTLS encryption boundary. A MitM attacker could use this flaw to inject a plaintext NBD_OPT_STRUCTURED_REPLY before proxying everything else a client sends to the server, potentially leading the client to terminate the NBD session. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26997 A flaw was found in nbdkit due to to improperly caching plaintext state across the STARTTLS encryption boundary. A MitM attacker could use this flaw to inject a plaintext NBD_OPT_STRUCTURED_REPLY before proxying everything else a client sends to the server, potentially leading the client to terminate the NBD session. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:01 PM
Reserved
Aug 18, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 16, 2021, 12:00 AM