CVE-2008-4907
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 4, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 3, 2008
Description
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."
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [Dovecot-news] 20081030 v1.1.6 releasedmailing-list
- 33149third-party-advisory
- dovecot-mail-header-dos(46227)vdb-entry
- USN-666-1vendor-advisory
- 31997vdb-entry
- GLSA-200812-16vendor-advisory
- 32677third-party-advisory
- 32479third-party-advisory
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