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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.20% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- dovecot/dovecot
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32479Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32677
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32479Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32677
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.