6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-34055
Cyrus IMAP Memory Allocation Denial of Service
Description

Cyrus IMAP before 3.8.3 and 3.10.x before 3.10.0-rc1 allows authenticated attackers to cause unbounded memory allocation by sending many LITERALs in a single command.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 6, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-34055 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 Cyrusimap cyrus_imap

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-34055 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-770
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/ef9e4e8314d6a06f2269af0ccf606894cc3fe489
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CJZQAE3XC2GBCE5KSTWJ5A6QYANFWGFB/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WVZHUZDU4MGTTZJRNACTMSKXLNMMRLJ6/
    Added Reference https://www.cyrusimap.org/dev/imap/download/release-notes/3.10/x/3.10.0-rc1.html
    Added Reference https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.8/x/3.8.3.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WVZHUZDU4MGTTZJRNACTMSKXLNMMRLJ6/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CJZQAE3XC2GBCE5KSTWJ5A6QYANFWGFB/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/ef9e4e8314d6a06f2269af0ccf606894cc3fe489 No Types Assigned https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/ef9e4e8314d6a06f2269af0ccf606894cc3fe489 Patch, Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cyrusimap.org/dev/imap/download/release-notes/3.10/x/3.10.0-rc1.html No Types Assigned https://www.cyrusimap.org/dev/imap/download/release-notes/3.10/x/3.10.0-rc1.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.8/x/3.8.3.html No Types Assigned https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.8/x/3.8.3.html Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cyrusimap:cyrus_imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.3 *cpe:2.3:a:cyrusimap:cyrus_imap:3.10.0:alpha0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cyrusimap:cyrus_imap:3.10.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cyrusimap:cyrus_imap:3.10.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Cyrus IMAP before 3.8.3 and 3.10.x before 3.10.0-rc1 allows authenticated attackers to cause unbounded memory allocation by sending many LITERALs in a single command.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/ef9e4e8314d6a06f2269af0ccf606894cc3fe489 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.8/x/3.8.3.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.cyrusimap.org/dev/imap/download/release-notes/3.10/x/3.10.0-rc1.html [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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