7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-28374
Debian Courier Authentication Library Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

The Debian courier-authlib package before 0.71.1-2 for Courier Authentication Library creates a /run/courier/authdaemon directory with weak permissions, allowing an attacker to read user information. This may include a cleartext password in some configurations. In general, it includes the user's existence, uid and gids, home and/or Maildir directory, quota, and some type of password information (such as a hash).

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2021, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-28374 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
2 Debian courier-authlib
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-28374.

URL Resource
https://bugs.debian.org/984810 Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/984810 Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-28374 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28374 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/984810
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00011.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-312 CWE-732
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:courier-authlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.71.1-2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:courier-authlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.71.1-2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/984810 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/984810 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-312
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:courier-authlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.71.1-2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} 0.05%

score

0.67380

percentile

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