CVE-2017-12843

Description

Cyrus IMAP before 3.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files via a crafted (1) SYNCAPPLY, (2) SYNCGET or (3) SYNCRESTORE command.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory cyrusimap.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/5edadcfb83bf27107578830801817f9e6d0ad941 third party advisory
https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.3.html release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/53c4137bd924b954432c6c59da7572c4c5ffa901 third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6M32R5QPCCNT57BVH3NPV5WVJFSTDP7Q/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12843?
CVE-2017-12843 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12843?
To fix CVE-2017-12843, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12843 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-12843 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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