UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32056 (CVE-2021-32056)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-05-10 14:15 – Updated: 2025-07-16 04:57 – Source websiteCyrus IMAP before 3.2.7, and 3.3.x and 3.4.x before 3.4.1, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions on server annotations and consequently cause replication to stall.
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-admin",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-admin-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-caldav",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-caldav-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-clients",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-clients-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-common",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-common-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-dev",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-doc",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-imapd",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-imapd-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-murder",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-murder-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-nntpd",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-nntpd-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-pop3d",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
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"binary_name": "cyrus-pop3d-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-replication",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-replication-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcyrus-imap-perl",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcyrus-imap-perl-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.4.2-2"
}
]
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "cyrus-imapd",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/cyrus-imapd@3.4.2-2?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
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},
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}
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}
],
"versions": [
"3.2.6-2build1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-admin",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-admin-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-caldav",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-caldav-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-clients",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-clients-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-common",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-common-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-dev",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-doc",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-imapd",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-imapd-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-murder",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-murder-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-nntpd",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-nntpd-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-pop3d",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-pop3d-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-replication",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cyrus-replication-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcyrus-imap-perl",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcyrus-imap-perl-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.8.1-1build2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
"name": "cyrus-imapd",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/cyrus-imapd@3.8.1-1build2?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.8.1-1build2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.8.0-5",
"3.8.1-1",
"3.8.1-1build1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Cyrus IMAP before 3.2.7, and 3.3.x and 3.4.x before 3.4.1, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions on server annotations and consequently cause replication to stall.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32056",
"modified": "2025-07-16T04:57:16Z",
"published": "2021-05-10T14:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32056"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/621f9e41465b521399f691c241181300fab55995"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/announce/T126392718bc29d6b/cyrus-imap-3-2-7-released"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.4/x/3.4.1.html"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.2/x/3.2.7.html"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/announce/T056901c106ecfce3/cyrus-imap-3-4-1-released"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32056"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2021-32056"
],
"withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:46:48Z"
}
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