CVE-2021-38084
Publication date 3 August 2021
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
An issue was discovered in the POP3 component of Courier Mail Server before 1.1.5. Meddler-in-the-middle attackers can pipeline commands after the POP3 STLS command, injecting plaintext commands into an encrypted user session.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| courier | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.1 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |