CVE-2011-3208

Summary

CVECVE-2011-3208
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-09-14 17:17:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the split_wildmats function in nntpd.c in nntpd in Cyrus IMAP Server before 2.3.17 and 2.4.x before 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NNTP command.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:N/AC:L/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 2.2.14 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 2.3.2 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 2.4.10 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 2.4.6 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.4.7 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.4.8 All All All
Application Cmu Cyrus Imap Server 2.4.9 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
Cyrus IMAPd Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker: Cyrus IMAP Server Buffer Overflow in NNTP Daemon Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:149 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
openSUSE-SU-2011:1036-1: moderate: cyrus-imapd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/11723935 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hermes.opensuse.org
No page found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.cyrusimap.org Patch
asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 asg.andrew.cmu.edu
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
No page found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.cyrusimap.org Patch
Cyrus IMAP Server 'split_wildmats()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug 734926 – CVE-2011-3208 cyrus-imapd: nntpd buffer overflow in split_wildmats() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 asg.andrew.cmu.edu
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2318-1 cyrus-imapd-2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/75307 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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