medium5.0
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 …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecot | Dovecot | Versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.html
- http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059086.html
- http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/3698dfe0f21c
- 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
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/6
- 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67589
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8581790