Description
Cyrus IMAP before 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (multiple-minute daemon hang) via input that is mishandled during hash-table interaction. Because there are many insertions into a single bucket, strcmp becomes slow. This is fixed in 3.4.2, 3.2.8, and 3.0.16.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/announce/T3dde0a2352462975-M1386fc44adf967e072f8df13/cyrus-imap-3-4-2-3-2-8-and-3-0-16-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commits/masterPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/security/advisoriesNot Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HEO3RURJW6NLIXS7NK5PVU6MGHC4SCM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJZB45QBUN7CZFGOWCZYUYACNBTX7LVS/
- https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/index.htmlPatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/announce/T3dde0a2352462975-M1386fc44adf967e072f8df13/cyrus-imap-3-4-2-3-2-8-and-3-0-16-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commits/masterPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/security/advisoriesNot Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HEO3RURJW6NLIXS7NK5PVU6MGHC4SCM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJZB45QBUN7CZFGOWCZYUYACNBTX7LVS/
- https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/index.htmlPatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 1, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified