CVE-2011-3208 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the split_wildmats function of nntpd.c within the Cyrus IMAP Server (versions before 2.3.17 and 2.4.x before 2.4.11). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted NNTP command. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cmu:cyrus_imap_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cmu:cyrus_imap_server:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cmu:cyrus_imap_server:2.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cmu:cyrus_imap_server:2.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cmu:cyrus_imap_server:2.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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