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.
Published: 2011-05-23
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 6.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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.
History

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:53:17.429Z

Reserved: 2011-05-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2165

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Status : Modified

Published: 2011-05-23T22:55:01.553

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2165

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