CVE-2021-38370

MEDIUM

Alpine < 2.25 - Command Injection via Untagged IMAP Responses Before STARTTLS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Alpine before 2.25, untagged responses from an IMAP server are accepted before STARTTLS.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-07
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://alpine.x10host.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/807613#c4
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://nostarttls.secvuln.info

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0157
EPSS Percentile 72.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-77
Status published
Products (1)
alpine_project/alpine < 2.25
Published Aug 10, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026