CVE-2016-8652

The auth component in Dovecot before 2.2.27, when auth-policy is configured, allows a remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by aborting authentication without setting a username.
References
Link Resource
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2016-December/000333.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/12 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94639 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-17 02:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44


NVD link : CVE-2016-8652

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8652

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8652


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Products Affected

dovecot

  • dovecot
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation