CVE-2011-3372

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-3372
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-12-24 19:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionimap/nntpd.c in the NNTP server (nntpd) for Cyrus IMAPd 2.4.x before 2.4.12 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending an AUTHINFO USER command without sending an additional AUTHINFO PASS 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-287 | 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 Cyrus Imapd All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
740822 – (CVE-2011-3372) CVE-2011-3372 cyrus-imapd: nntpd authentication bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:149 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Latest Updates - Cyrus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cyrusimap.org
cyrus-imapd - Cyrus IMAP GIT repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.cyrusimap.org
Secunia - The Leading Provider of Vulnerability Management and Vulnerability Intelligence Solutions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
(Red Hat Issues Fix) Cyrus IMAP Server NNTP Service Lets Remote Users Bypass Authentication - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2318-1 cyrus-imapd-2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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