CVE-2021-38084

An issue was discovered in the POP3 component of Courier Mail Server before 1.1.5. Meddler-in-the-middle attackers can pipeline commands after the POP3 STLS command, injecting plaintext commands into an encrypted user session.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://sourceforge.net/p/courier/mailman/courier-imap/thread/cone.1382574216.483027.8082.1000%40monster.email-scan.com/#msg31555583	Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/courier/mailman/message/37329216/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courier_mail_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-08-03 22:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-38084

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38084

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38084

JSON object : View

Products Affected

courier-mta

courier_mail_server

CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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