Vulnerability in Alpine Project
CVE-2021-46853
Alpine before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) when LIST or LSUB is sent before STARTTLS.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th 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:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Alpine_project Alpine
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-46853?
- CVE-2021-46853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alpine Project, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2021-46853?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.