curl supports the `-t` command line option, known as `CURLOPT_TELNETOPTIONS`in libcurl. This rarely used option is used to send variable=content pairs toTELNET servers.Due to flaw in the option parser for sending `NEW_ENV` variables, libcurlcould be made to pass on uninitialized data from a stack based buffer to theserver. Therefore potentially revealing sensitive internal information to theserver using a clear-text network protocol.This could happen because curl did not call and use sscanf() correctly whenparsing the string provided by the application.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2021-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-04-16T16:36:24.090Z

Reserved: 2021-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-22925

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:58:26.060Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-05T21:15:11.467

Modified: 2026-04-16T17:16:52.780

Link: CVE-2021-22925

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2021-07-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-22925 - Bugzilla