Improper input validation in Dovecot
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 assertion error, aka "invalid message address parsing bug."
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.062 (93.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.062 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dovecot — versions 1.1.4, 1.1.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/33149 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32677 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32479 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)