CVE-2021-33582
HIGH
Published Sep 1, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
Published Sep 1, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
Cyrus IMAP before 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (multiple-minute daemon hang) via input that is mishandled during hash-table interaction. Because there are many insertions into a single bucket, strcmp becomes slow. This is fixed in 3.4.2, 3.2.8, and 3.0.16.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-407
Affected Products 6
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyrus | imap | * | <3.0.16 |
| cyrus | imap | * | ≥3.2.0 – <3.2.8 |
| cyrus | imap | * | ≥3.4.0 – <3.4.2 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 34 | any |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 35 | any |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | any |
References 7
- cyrus.topicbox.com https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/announce/T3dde0a2352462975-M1386fc44adf967e072f8df13/cyrus-imap-3-4-2-3-2-8-and-3-0-16-released
- github.com https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commits/master
- github.com https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/security/advisories
- lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00013.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HEO3RURJW6NLIXS7NK5PVU6MGHC4SCM/
- lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJZB45QBUN7CZFGOWCZYUYACNBTX7LVS/
- cyrusimap.org https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/index.html
Remediation
- cyrus.topicbox.com https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/announce/T3dde0a2352462975-M1386fc44adf967e072f8df13/cyrus-imap-3-4-2-3-2-8-and-3-0-16-released
- github.com https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commits/master
- cyrusimap.org https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/index.html