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CVE-2011-3208 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=199
http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=200
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=0f8f026699829b65733c3081657b24e2174f4f4d Patch 
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=3244c18c928fa331f6927e2b8146abe90feafddd Patch 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-09/msg00019.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026031
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2318
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:149
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1317.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49534
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=734926 Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69679
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/11723935

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-3208
NVD Published Date:
09/14/2011
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.