CVE-2008-4907

The message parsing feature in Dovecot 1.1.4 and 1.1.5, when using the FETCH ENVELOPE command in the IMAP client, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent crash) via an email with a malformed From address, which triggers an assertion error, aka "invalid message address parsing bug."
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:52

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32479 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/32479 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32677 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/32677 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 -
References () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml - () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml -
References () http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html - () http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997 - Patch () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997 - Patch
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227 -

Information

Published : 2008-11-04 00:58

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:52


NVD link : CVE-2008-4907

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4907

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4907


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Products Affected

dovecot

  • dovecot
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation