Vulnerability · Published Jul 30, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-37746
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the claws-mail package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
textview_uri_security_check in textview.c in Claws Mail before 3.18.0, and Sylpheed through 3.7.0, does not have sufficient link checks before accepting a click.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | claws-mail | 3.18.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Debian:13 | claws-mail | 3.18.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Debian:14 | claws-mail | 3.18.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Debian:12 | sylpheed | 3.8.0~beta1-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Debian:13 | sylpheed | 3.8.0~beta1-2+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | claws-mail | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | claws-mail | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | claws-mail | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | claws-mail | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | claws-mail | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sylpheed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | sylpheed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37746 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | sylpheed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37746 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ac286a71ed78429e16c612161251b9ea90ccd431 x_refsource_MISC
- https://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/sylpheed/v3.7/sylpheed-3.7.0.tar.xz x_refsource_MISC
- https://claws-mail.org/download.php?file=releases/claws-mail-3.18.0.tar.xz x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-a4e9c45f9e vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-3823463b9a vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA