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CVE-2023-27533
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2023-03-30 · updated 2026-10-14
- Weakness: CWE-75
Description
A vulnerability in input validation exists in curl <8.0 during communication using the TELNET protocol may allow an attacker to pass on maliciously crafted user name and "telnet options" during server negotiation. The lack of proper input scrubbing allows an attacker to send content or perform option negotiation without the application's intent. This vulnerability could be exploited if an application allows user input, thereby enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 36
- curl: from 7.0.0 through 7.881
- Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, Linux, and Microsoft Windows: all versions
- Clustered Data ONTAP: 9.0
- NetApp H300S Firmware: all versions
- NetApp H410S Firmware: all versions
- NetApp H500S Firmware: all versions
- NetApp H700S Firmware: all versions
- Splunk Universal Forwarder: from 8.2.0 before 8.2.12; from 9.0.0 before 9.0.6; 9.1.0 — fixed in 8.2.12, 9.0.6
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Splunk Universal Forwarder 8.2.12, 9.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1891474
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00025.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0011/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1891474
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00025.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0011/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-943925.html
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