CVE-2021-33515
What it is
The submission service in Dovecot before 2.3.15 allows STARTTLS command injection in lib-smtp. Sensitive information can be redirected to an attacker-controlled address.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-77 · Command injection
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Dovecot < 2.3.14.1
- Fedoraproject Fedora 33
- Fedoraproject Fedora 34
- Debian Linux 10.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2021-33515.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2021-33515. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
References
- https://dovecot.org/security
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00032.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JB2VTJ3G2ILYWH5Y2FTY2PUHT2MD6VMI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TK424DWFO2TKJYXZ2H3XL633TYJL4GQN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-41
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/28/2
- https://dovecot.org/security
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00032.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JB2VTJ3G2ILYWH5Y2FTY2PUHT2MD6VMI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TK424DWFO2TKJYXZ2H3XL633TYJL4GQN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-41
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/28/2