CVE-2011-1926

Summary

CVECVE-2011-1926
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-05-23 22:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe STARTTLS implementation in Cyrus IMAP Server before 2.4.7 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.0.17 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.1.16 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.1.17 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.1.18 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.2.10 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.2.11 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.2.12 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.2.13 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.2.13p1 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.2.8 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.2.9 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.0 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.1 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.10 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.11 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.12 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.13 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.14 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.15 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.16 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.2 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.3 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.4 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.5 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.6 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.7 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.8 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.3.9 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.4.0 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.4.1 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.4.2 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.4.3 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.4.4 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.4.5 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
No page found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.cyrusimap.org Patch
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2258-1 kolab-cyrus-imapd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - CVE Request -- Cyrus-IMAP STARTTLS issue -- [was: Re: pure-ftpd STARTTLS command injection / new CVE?] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
No page found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.cyrusimap.org Patch
No page found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.cyrusimap.org Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: cyrus-imapd-2.3.16-8.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Project Cyrus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cyrusimap.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:100 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Debian update for kolab-cyrus-imapd - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for cyrus-imapd - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Cyrus IMAP Server STARTTLS Buffer Flushing Flaw Lets Remote Users Inject Commands via Man-in-the-Middle Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
705288 – (CVE-2011-1926) CVE-2011-1926 cyrus-imapd: STARTTLS plaintext command injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- Cyrus-IMAP STARTTLS issue -- [was: Re: pure-ftpd STARTTLS command injection / new CVE?] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
Debian update for cyrus-imapd-2.2 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#555316 - STARTTLS plaintext command injection vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2242-1 cyrus-imapd-2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: cyrus-imapd-2.3.16-5.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Fedora update for cyrus-imapd - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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