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CVE-2011-3372

Published: Dec 24, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.4%
Top 12.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

imap/nntpd.c in the NNTP server (nntpd) for Cyrus IMAPd 2.4.x before 2.4.12 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending an AUTHINFO USER command without sending an additional AUTHINFO PASS command.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

imapdcyrus
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
n/an/a
cyrusoss-projectCommunicationsaka cyrus imap, imapd, sasl, cyrus imapd

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://cyrusimap.org/mediawiki/index.php/Latest_Updates
cyrusimap.org
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=77903669e04c9788460561dd0560b9c916519594
git.cyrusimap.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/46093
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 24, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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