CVE-2021-28374

Description

The Debian courier-authlib package before 0.71.1-2 for Courier Authentication Library creates a /run/courier/authdaemon directory with weak permissions, allowing an attacker to read user information. This may include a cleartext password in some configurations. In general, it includes the user's existence, uid and gids, home and/or Maildir directory, quota, and some type of password information (such as a hash).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/984810 mailing list vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00011.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-28374?
CVE-2021-28374 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-28374?
To fix CVE-2021-28374, 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-2021-28374 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-28374 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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