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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-33582: ELSA-2021-3492: cyrus-imapd security update (IMPORTANT)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 1, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 1, 2021
Added
Sep 14, 2021
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
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.
A flaw was found in cyrus-imapd. A bad string hashing algorithm used in internal hash tables allows user inputs to be stored in predictable buckets. A user may cause a CPU denial of service by maliciously directing many inputs to a single bucket. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
A flaw was found in cyrus-imapd. A bad string hashing algorithm used in internal hash tables allows user inputs to be stored in predictable buckets. A user may cause a CPU denial of service by maliciously directing many inputs to a single bucket. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-cyrus-imapdoracle-linux-upgrade-cyrus-imapd-utilsoracle-linux-upgrade-cyrus-imapd-vzic
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