Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38370
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the alpine package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Alpine before 2.25, untagged responses from an IMAP server are accepted before STARTTLS.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | alpine | 2.25-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38370 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | alpine | 2.25-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38370 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | alpine | 2.25-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38370 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | alpine | 2.25-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38370 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | alpine | 2.25-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-38370 |
| Debian:12 | alpine | 2.25+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38370 |
| Debian:13 | alpine | 2.25+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38370 |
| Debian:14 | alpine | 2.25+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38370 |