9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-44143
mbsync IMAP Server Remote Code Execution Heap Overflow
Description

A flaw was found in mbsync in isync 1.4.0 through 1.4.3. Due to an unchecked condition, a malicious or compromised IMAP server could use a crafted mail message that lacks headers (i.e., one that starts with an empty line) to provoke a heap overflow, which could conceivably be exploited for remote code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 22, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-44143 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Isync_project isync

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-44143 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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/03/2
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=999804
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CYZ2GNB4ZO2T27D2XNUWMCS3THZYSJQU/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LCBSY7OZ57XNC6ZYXF6WU5KBSWITZVDX/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-15
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/isync/isync/commit_browser
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/isync/isync/ref/master/tags/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CYZ2GNB4ZO2T27D2XNUWMCS3THZYSJQU/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LCBSY7OZ57XNC6ZYXF6WU5KBSWITZVDX/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CYZ2GNB4ZO2T27D2XNUWMCS3THZYSJQU/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LCBSY7OZ57XNC6ZYXF6WU5KBSWITZVDX/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-15 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-15 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-15 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/03/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/03/2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CYZ2GNB4ZO2T27D2XNUWMCS3THZYSJQU/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CYZ2GNB4ZO2T27D2XNUWMCS3THZYSJQU/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LCBSY7OZ57XNC6ZYXF6WU5KBSWITZVDX/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LCBSY7OZ57XNC6ZYXF6WU5KBSWITZVDX/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LCBSY7OZ57XNC6ZYXF6WU5KBSWITZVDX/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CYZ2GNB4ZO2T27D2XNUWMCS3THZYSJQU/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/03/2 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=999804 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=999804 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/isync/isync/commit_browser No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/isync/isync/commit_browser Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/isync/isync/ref/master/tags/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/isync/isync/ref/master/tags/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:isync_project:isync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.4.0 up to (including) 1.4.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-44143 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-44143 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

9.70 }} 1.23%

score

0.94801

percentile

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