CVE-2021-46853
MEDIUMAlpine < 2.25 - Denial of Service via LIST or LSUB Before STARTTLS
Title source: llmDescription
Alpine before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) when LIST or LSUB is sent before STARTTLS.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-07
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/807613
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://nostarttls.secvuln.info/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0084
EPSS Percentile
53.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-367
Status
published
Products (1)
alpine_project/alpine
< 2.25
Published
Nov 03, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026