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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-4907 EUVD-2008-4886GHSA-cfr9-jq6w-r8wj

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 t…

Published Nov 4, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: dovecot Ecosystem: Debian

Description

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."

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 dovecot 1:1.1.7-1 —
Debian 13 dovecot 1:1.1.7-1 —
Debian 12 dovecot 1:1.1.7-1 —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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