Alpine Email up to 2.24 IMAP Server Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Alpine Email up to 2.24. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IMAP Server Handler. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-38370. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Alpine Email up to 2.24. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component IMAP Server Handler. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was shared 08/10/2021. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-38370. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232988 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Alpine vulnerabilities (USN-7360-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232988). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 232988
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Alpine vulnerabilities (USN-7360-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/10/2021 🔍
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03/20/2025 +1318 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-38370 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-38370
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-180504

Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2021 21:15
Updated: 03/20/2025 19:30
Changes: 08/10/2021 21:15 (33), 08/15/2021 11:50 (2), 03/20/2025 19:30 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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