FKIE_CVE-2011-3208
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-09-14 17:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:32
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the split_wildmats function in nntpd.c in nntpd in Cyrus IMAP Server before 2.3.17 and 2.4.x before 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NNTP command.
References
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