cyrus-imapd: nntpd buffer overflow in split_wildmats()
Published Sep 14, 2011
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.37%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.3.16
- 2.0.17
- 2.1.16
- 2.1.17
- 2.1.18
- 2.2.8
- 2.2.9
- 2.2.10
- 2.2.11
- 2.2.12
- 2.2.13
- 2.2.13p1
- 2.2.14
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.3.10
- 2.3.11
- 2.3.12
- 2.3.13
- 2.3.14
- 2.3.15
Configuration 2
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cyrus-imapd-0:2.2.12-16.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1317
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cyrus-imapd-0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1317
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cyrus-imapd-0:2.3.16-6.el6_1.3
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1317
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cyrus-imapd-0:2.2.12-16.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1317 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cyrus-imapd-0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1317 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cyrus-imapd-0:2.3.16-6.el6_1.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1317 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.37% (0.05365) | 92.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.37% (0.05365) | 91.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 9.85% (0.09847) | 92.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.29% (0.08285) | 91.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.08% (0.14078) | 90.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.29% (0.08285) | 91.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 23.65% (0.23649) | 96.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 26.20% (0.26204) | 96.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 23.38% (0.23378) | 96.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 21.15% (0.21149) | 95.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 20.94% (0.20939) | 95.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 20.43% (0.20435) | 95.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=199 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=200 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=0f8f026699829b65733c3081657b24e2174f4f4d x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=3244c18c928fa331f6927e2b8146abe90feafddd x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-09/msg00019.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45938 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45975 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46064 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026031 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2318 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:149 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/75307 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1317.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49534 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3208 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=734926 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69679 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/11723935 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3208
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3208
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