CVE-2011-3481

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69842

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1508.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:037

http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=6e776956a1a9dfa58eacdd0ddd52644009eac9e5

http://bugzilla.cyrusimap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3463

http://bugzilla.cyrusimap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2772

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-09-14

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01138