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 crafted e-mail message.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.html	Patch
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059086.html	Patch
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/3698dfe0f21c	Patch
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/2011/05/18/4	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/3	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/6	Patch
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=706286	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67589
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8581790
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.html	Patch
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059086.html	Patch
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/3698dfe0f21c	Patch
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/2011/05/18/4	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/3	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/6	Patch
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=706286	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67589
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8581790

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.15:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.16:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0:beta1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.12:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:27

Information

Published : 2011-05-24 23:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-1929

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1929

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1929

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dovecot

dovecot

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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