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CVE-2008-4907

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-04 Nov, 2008 | 00:00
Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 10:31
Rejected At-
Credits

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."

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Metrics (CVSS)
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:04 Nov, 2008 | 00:00
Updated At:07 Aug, 2024 | 10:31
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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."

Affected Products
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Versions
Affected
  • n/a
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://secunia.com/advisories/32677
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32479
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32677
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32479
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/32677
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/32479
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32677
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32479
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:04 Nov, 2008 | 00:58
Updated At:08 Aug, 2017 | 01:32

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."

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.04.3MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 4.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CPE Matches
Dovecot
dovecot
>>dovecot>>1.1.4
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Dovecot
dovecot
>>dovecot>>1.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-20Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-20
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
Organization : Red Hat
Last Modified : 2008-11-21T00:00:00

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the dovecot package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or 5.

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://secunia.com/advisories/32479cve@mitre.org
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32677cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227cve@mitre.org
N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32479
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32677
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A

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