CVE-2011-3372
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
imap/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.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (cyrus-imapd) | RHSA-2011:1508 | 2011-12-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (cyrus-imapd) | RHSA-2011:1508 | 2011-12-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (cyrus-imapd) | RHSA-2011:1508 | 2011-12-01 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Cyrus IMAP project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Stefan Cornelius of Secunia Research as the original reporter.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation