CVE-2011-3208 Memory corruption in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3208 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2011-3208 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3208/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3208/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted NNTP command due to a stack-based buffer overflow in Cyrus IMAP Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3208?
CVE-2011-3208 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3208?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
cyrus-imapd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-murder Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-nntp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
perl-Cyrus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-murder Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-nntp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
perl-Cyrus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-murder Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-nntp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
perl-Cyrus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-murder Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-nntp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
perl-Cyrus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.12-16.el4 |
cyrus-imapd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd-perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd-perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.3.7-12.el5_7.1 |
cyrus-imapd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.3.16-6.el6_1.3 |
cyrus-imapd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.3.16-6.el6_1.3 |
Products include Cmu Cyrus Imap Server.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3208?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-3208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46rx-vcfq-hxc2, RHSA-2011:1317.