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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.