# CVE-2021-38084: An issue was discovered in the POP3 component of Courier Mail Server before 1.1.5.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-08-03 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the POP3 component of Courier Mail Server before 1.1.5. Meddler-in-the-middle attackers can pipeline commands after the POP3 STLS command, injecting plaintext commands into an encrypted user session.

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## References

- https://sourceforge.net/p/courier/mailman/courier-imap/thread/cone.1382574216.483027.8082.1000%40monster.email-scan.com/#msg31555583
- https://sourceforge.net/p/courier/mailman/message/37329216/

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