CVE-2021-46853
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202301-07
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
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.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
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)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/807613 | Issue Tracking | |
https://nostarttls.secvuln.info | Technical Description |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-07 | 2023-03-01 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Alpine Project Search vendor "Alpine Project" | Alpine Search vendor "Alpine Project" for product "Alpine" | < 2.25 Search vendor "Alpine Project" for product "Alpine" and version " < 2.25" | - |
Affected
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