net-imap: Net::IMAP: Arbitrary IMAP command injection due to improper input validation

A flaw was found in Net::IMAP, a Ruby library that implements Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP client functionality. This vulnerability arises from improper input validation when handling ID field values and arguments to the enable command. A remote attacker could exploit this by injecting...

TencentOS Server 2: dovecot (TSSA-2026:0831)

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 2 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2026:0831 advisory. Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities:...

net-imap: Net::IMAP: Arbitrary IMAP command injection via CRLF sequences in unvalidated input

A flaw was found in Net::IMAP before 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4. Several commands accept raw string arguments sent to the server without validation or escaping; if derived from user-controlled input, CRLF sequences allow injection of arbitrary IMAP commands...

net-imap: Net::IMAP: Arbitrary IMAP command injection due to improper input validation

A flaw was found in Net::IMAP, a Ruby library that implements Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP client functionality. This vulnerability arises from improper input validation when handling ID field values and arguments to the enable command. A remote attacker could exploit this by injecting...

net-imap: Net::IMAP: Command injection via non-synchronizing literals

A flaw was found in Net::IMAP, a Ruby library that provides Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP client functionality. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary IMAP commands. This is possible when an IMAP server does not support non-synchronizing literals, leading to the...

RHEL 8 : dovecot (RHSA-2026:46381)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:46381 advisory. Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux and other UNIX-like systems, written primarily with security in mind. It also contains a small POP3 server, and...

ruby/net-imap: ruby: Net::IMAP: IMAP Command Injection via Symbol Arguments

A flaw was found in Net::IMAP, a Ruby library that provides Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP client functionality. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary IMAP commands. This is achieved by passing specially crafted symbol arguments to IMAP commands. Successful...

AlmaLinux 8 : ruby:3.3 (ALSA-2026:33515)

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:33515 advisory. ruby: net-imap: Net::IMAP: Denial of Service via crafted IMAP responses CVE-2026-42245 ruby/net-imap: ruby: Net::IMAP: IMAP Command Injection via Symbol...

AlmaLinux 9 : ruby:3.3 (ALSA-2026:33576)

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:33576 advisory. ruby: net-imap: Net::IMAP: Denial of Service via crafted IMAP responses CVE-2026-42245 ruby/net-imap: ruby: Net::IMAP: IMAP Command Injection via Symbol...

ruby: net-imap: Net::IMAP: Denial of Service via crafted IMAP responses

A flaw was found in Net::IMAP, a Ruby library implementing the Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP client functionality. A hostile server can exploit a quadratic time complexity issue in the Net::IMAP::ResponseReader when processing large responses containing numerous string literals. This can...

ruby/net-imap: ruby: Net::IMAP: IMAP Command Injection via Symbol Arguments

A flaw was found in Net::IMAP, a Ruby library that provides Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP client functionality. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary IMAP commands. This is achieved by passing specially crafted symbol arguments to IMAP commands. Successful...

net-imap: rubygem-net-imap: Net::IMAP: Denial of Service via malformed command input

A flaw was found in Net::IMAP, a Ruby client library for the Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted input to certain Net::IMAP commands. When a raw string argument, derived from user-controlled...

Important: ruby:3.3 security update

Ruby is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented, scripting language. It has features to process text files and to perform system management tasks. Security Fixes: ruby: net-imap: Net::IMAP: Denial of Service via crafted IMAP responses CVE-2026-42245 ruby/net-imap: ruby: Net::IMAP: IMAP Comman...

CVE-2026-56766

Hydra through 9.7, fixed in commit 9cc84c2, contains a stack buffer overflow in NTLM authentication across SMTP, POP3, IMAP, NNTP, HTTP, HTTP-Proxy, and HTTP-Proxy-Urlenum modules when processing malicious NTLM Type-2 challenges. A malicious server can send a crafted NTLM Type-2 challenge with an...

PT-2026-52540

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hydra versions prior to 9.7 commit 9cc84c2 Description A stack buffer overflow exists in the NTLM authentication process across the SMTP, POP3, IMAP, NNTP, HTTP, HTTP-Proxy, and HTTP-Proxy-Urlenum modules. The issue occurs when the software...

SUSE CVE-2026-42257

Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP client functionality in Ruby. Prior to versions 0.4.24, 0.5.14, and 0.6.4, several Net::IMAP commands accept a raw string argument that is sent to the server without validation or escaping. If this string is derived from user-controlled...

GHSA-C4FP-CXRR-MJ66 Net::IMAP: Denial of Service via incomplete raw argument validation

Summary Several Net::IMAP commands accept a raw string argument which is only validated to prevent CRLF injection and then sent verbatim. If this string is derived from user-controlled input, an attacker can force the next command to be absorbed as a continuation of the first command. This will...

GHSA-8P34-64R3-MWG8 Net::IMAP: Command Injection via non-synchronizing literal in "raw" argument

Several Net::IMAP commands accept a "raw data" argument that is sent verbatim after validation to prevent command injection. However, if a server does not support non-synchronizing literals, it may still be possible to inject arbitrary IMAP commands inside non-synchronizing literals. Details Raw...

PT-2026-48341

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Net::IMAP versions prior to 0.5.15 Net::IMAP versions prior to 0.6.5 Description Several commands in the Net::IMAP Ruby client accept raw string arguments that are only validated to prevent CRLF injection and are then sent verbatim. An incorre...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Ruby2.5, JRuby

A issue was discovered in Ruby between versions 2.6.7, 2.7.x up to 2.7.3, and 3.x up to 3.0.1. The Net::IMAP library does not raise an exception when the StartTLS command fails with an unknown response. This may allow man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass TLS protections by leveraging the network...