CVE-2021-46853 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Alpine versions prior to 2.25, where a remote attacker can crash the application by sending LIST or LSUB commands before STARTTLS. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium) due to its network-based attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to a potential high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alpine_project:alpine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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