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CVE-2021-46853

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202301-07

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Alpine before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) when LIST or LSUB is sent before STARTTLS.

Alpine anterior a 2.25 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una Denegación de Servicio (DoS) (caída de la aplicación) cuando se envía LIST o LSUB antes de STARTTLS.

It was discovered that Alpine did not use a secure connection under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. It was discovered that Alpine could allow untagged responses from an IMAP server before upgrading to a TLS connection. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. It was discovered that Alpine could crash when receiving certain SMTP commands. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-11-03 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (3)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Alpine Project
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Alpine
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< 2.25
Search vendor "Alpine Project" for product "Alpine" and version " < 2.25"
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Affected