Is CVE-2011-3208 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-3208 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-29.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3208?

CVE-2011-3208 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2011-3208?

Patch guidance is available from cmu security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2011-3208.

CVE-2011-3208 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2011-3208?

40 products: cmu cyrus imap server, cmu cyrus imap server, cmu cyrus imap server, cmu cyrus imap server, cmu cyrus imap server, and 35 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CMU
Published: 9/14/2011
Last Modified: 4/29/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD