CVE-2021-3618
moderate-risk
Published 2022-03-23
ALPACA is an application layer protocol content confusion attack, exploiting TLS servers implementing different protocols but using compatible certificates, such as multi-domain or wildcard certificates. A MiTM attacker having access to victim's traffic at the TCP/IP layer can redirect traffic from one subdomain to another, resulting in a valid TLS session. This breaks the authentication of TLS and cross-protocol attacks may be possible where the behavior of one protocol service may compromise the other at the application layer.
Do I need to act?
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0.61% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.4/10
High
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
https://alpaca-attack.com/
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975623
Third Party Advisory
https://alpaca-attack.com/
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975623
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
22/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
14/34 · Moderate