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CVE-2008-49071 exploit

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 t…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.2%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-32551 Dovecot 1.1.x - Invalid Message Address Parsing Denial of Service · dos · 2008-10-30

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • dovecot.org /list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33149 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46227 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-666-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/31997 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32677 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32479 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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