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isync — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20247

A flaw was found in mbsync before v1.3.5 and v1.4.1. Validations of the mailbox names returned by IMAP LIST/LSUB do not occur allowing a malicious or compromised server to use specially crafted mailbox names containing '..' path components to access data outside the designated mailbox on the opposite end of the synchronization channel. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

Products
isync
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.3.0-2.1
CVEs
CVE-2021-20247
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20247

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Feb 2021, 19:15 UTC

A flaw was found in mbsync before v1.3.5 and v1.4.1. Validations of the mailbox names returned by IMAP LIST/LSUB do not occur allowing a malicious or compromised server to use specially crafted mailbox names containing '..' path components to access data outside the designated mailbox on the opposite end of the synchronization channel. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20247

isync

Fixed versions: 1.3.0-2.1

isync

Fixed versions: 1.3.0-2.1

isync

Fixed versions: 1.3.0-2.1

Complete source record
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