CVE-2021-21373

NameCVE-2021-21373
DescriptionNimble is a package manager for the Nim programming language. In Nim release versions before versions 1.2.10 and 1.4.4, "nimble refresh" fetches a list of Nimble packages over HTTPS by default. In case of error it falls back to a non-TLS URL http://irclogs.nim-lang.org/packages.json. An attacker able to perform MitM can deliver a modified package list containing malicious software packages. If the packages are installed and used the attack escalates to untrusted code execution.
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Debian Bugs987272

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
nim (PTS)buster0.19.4-1vulnerable
bullseye1.4.6+really1.4.2-2fixed
bookworm1.6.10-2fixed
sid, trixie1.6.14-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nimsource(unstable)1.4.6+really1.4.2-1987272

Notes

[buster] - nim <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - nim <postponed> (Minor issue; can be fixed in next update)
https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-insecure-ssl-tls-defaults-remote-code-execution/
Initially fixed in 1.4.6-1, but then reverted to 1.4.2 due to bullseye freeze

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