CVE-2021-33515

2021-06-2114:59:34

redhat.com

access.redhat.com

4.8 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

5.8 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

0.004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

72.0%

JSON

It was found that dovecot could still accept plaintext commands while the STARTTLS negotiation process is ongoing. This could allow an active person in the middle, with valid credentials on dovecot, to, for example, steal confidential data such as the client’s emails and passwords.