CVE-2021-38371
7.5 HIGHThe STARTTLS feature in Exim through 4.94.2 allows response injection (buffering) during MTA SMTP sending
Published: 2021-08-10 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-74
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| exim | exim |
Description
The STARTTLS feature in Exim through 4.94.2 allows response injection (buffering) during MTA SMTP sending.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38371
- [Other]https://nostarttls.secvuln.info
- [Other]https://www.exim.org
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2021-38371.txt
- [Other]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00029.html
- [Other]https://nostarttls.secvuln.info
- [Other]https://www.exim.org
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2021-38371.txt
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