RCE in Alpine Project
CVE-2021-38370
In Alpine before 2.25, untagged responses from an IMAP server are accepted before STARTTLS.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Alpine_project Alpine
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38370?
- CVE-2021-38370 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alpine Project, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38370?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.