CVE-2011-0411

N/A Unknown

Published: March 16, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

The STARTTLS implementation in Postfix 2.4.x before 2.4.16, 2.5.x before 2.5.12, 2.6.x before 2.6.9, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted SMTP sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705

Source: cret@cert.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056559.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056560.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/43646

Source: cret@cert.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/43874

Source: cret@cert.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-33.xml

Source: cret@cert.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025179

Source: cret@cert.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2233

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/555316

Source: cret@cert.org

US Government Resource

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MORO-8ELH6Z

Source: cret@cert.org

US Government Resource

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/10/2

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.osvdb.org/71021

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.postfix.org/CVE-2011-0411.html

Source: cret@cert.org

Exploit Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0422.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0423.html

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46767

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0611

Source: cret@cert.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0752

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0891

Source: cret@cert.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65932

Source: cret@cert.org

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705