CVE-2011-2165

Published May 23, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 5.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The STARTTLS implementation in WatchGuard XCS 9.0 and 9.1 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted SMTP sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2157 The STARTTLS implementation in WatchGuard XCS 9.0 and 9.1 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted SMTP sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:53 PM
Reserved
May 23, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 23, 2011, 10:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:30 PM