CVE-2021-38373 Security feature bypass in n/a
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38373 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-38373 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38373 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-2021-38373/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38373/index.md)
KDE KMail fails to enforce STARTTLS encryption unless authentication is enabled, allowing attackers to intercept cleartext emails.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-38373?
CVE-2021-38373 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In KDE KMail 19.12.3 (aka 5.13.3), the SMTP STARTTLS option is not honored (and cleartext messages are sent) unless "Server requires authentication" is checked.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38373?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Kmail.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38373?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2021-38373 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38373 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38373, GHSA-rc8g-gfxp-864v, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38373.