CVE-2011-3481

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-09-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The index_get_ids function in index.c in imapd in Cyrus IMAP Server before 2.4.11, when server-side threading is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted References header in an e-mail message.

Affected products

Cmu Cyrus Imap Server: through 2.4.10; 2.0.17, 2.1.16, 2.1.17, 2.1.18, 2.2.8, 2.2.9 (+33)

References

http://bugzilla.cyrusimap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2772
http://bugzilla.cyrusimap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3463
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=6e776956a1a9dfa58eacdd0ddd52644009eac9e5
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:037
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1508.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69842
http://bugzilla.cyrusimap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2772
http://bugzilla.cyrusimap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3463
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=6e776956a1a9dfa58eacdd0ddd52644009eac9e5
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:037
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1508.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69842

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