CVE-2011-3208
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Stack-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.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (cyrus-imapd) | RHSA-2011:1317 | 2011-09-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (cyrus-imapd) | RHSA-2011:1317 | 2011-09-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (cyrus-imapd) | RHSA-2011:1317 | 2011-09-19 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Greg Banks for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation