CVE-2011-3208

N/A Unknown
Published: September 14, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=199
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=200
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=0f8f026699829b65733c3081657b24e2174f4f4d
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=3244c18c928fa331f6927e2b8146abe90feafddd
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-09/msg00019.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/45938
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45975
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46064
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026031
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2318
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:149
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/75307
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1317.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49534
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=734926
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69679
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/11723935
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=199
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=0f8f026699829b65733c3081657b24e2174f4f4d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=3244c18c928fa331f6927e2b8146abe90feafddd
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-09/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/45938
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45975
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/75307
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1317.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49534
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=734926
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/11723935
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.8%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

cmu

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