UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33900 (CVE-2021-33900)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-07-26 07:15 – Updated: 2026-10-17 09:08 – Source websiteWhile investigating DIRSTUDIO-1219 it was noticed that configured StartTLS encryption was not applied when any SASL authentication mechanism (DIGEST-MD5, GSSAPI) was used. While investigating DIRSTUDIO-1220 it was noticed that any configured SASL confidentiality layer was not applied. This issue affects Apache Directory Studio version 2.0.0.v20210213-M16 and prior versions.
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"details": "While investigating DIRSTUDIO-1219 it was noticed that configured StartTLS encryption was not applied when any SASL authentication mechanism (DIGEST-MD5, GSSAPI) was used. While investigating DIRSTUDIO-1220 it was noticed that any configured SASL confidentiality layer was not applied. This issue affects Apache Directory Studio version 2.0.0.v20210213-M16 and prior versions.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33900",
"modified": "2026-10-17T09:08:27Z",
"published": "2021-07-26T07:15:00Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-33900"
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"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/24/1"
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"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb1dbcc43a5b406e45d335343a1704f4233de613140a01929d102fdc9%40%3Cusers.directory.apache.org%3E"
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