# CVE-2021-44143: A flaw was found in mbsync in isync 1.4.0 through 1.4.3.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-11-22 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in mbsync in isync 1.4.0 through 1.4.3. Due to an unchecked condition, a malicious or compromised IMAP server could use a crafted mail message that lacks headers (i.e., one that starts with an empty line) to provoke a heap overflow, which could conceivably be exploited for remote code execution.

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## References

- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=999804
- https://sourceforge.net/p/isync/isync/ref/master/tags/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/isync/isync/commit_browser
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/03/2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CYZ2GNB4ZO2T27D2XNUWMCS3THZYSJQU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LCBSY7OZ57XNC6ZYXF6WU5KBSWITZVDX/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-15

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