VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1929
lib-mail/message-header-parser.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not properly handle '\0' characters in header names, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or mailbox corruption) via a…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.25%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
lib-mail/message-header-parser.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not properly handle '\0' characters in header names, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or mailbox corruption) via a crafted e-mail message.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.25% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- dovecot/dovecot
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.htmlPatch
- http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059086.htmlPatch
- http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/3698dfe0f21cPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061384.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060815.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060825.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/18/4Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/3Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/6Patch
- http://osvdb.org/72495
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44683
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44712
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44771
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44827
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2252
- http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-1.2
- http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-2.0
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:101
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1187.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47930
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1143-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706286Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67589
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8581790
- http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.htmlPatch
- http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059086.htmlPatch
- http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/3698dfe0f21cPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061384.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060815.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.