CVE-2021-33582
Public on 2021-09-01
Modified on 2024-03-01
Description
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.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | cyrus-imapd | 2022-01-18 | ALAS-2022-1559 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | cyrus-imapd | 2021-12-08 | ALAS2-2021-1725 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |