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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' ch

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.04334

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

1

dovecotall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

5

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD24 May 2011 · 11:55 PM

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Vendor Advisories

2

rhsaRHSA-2011:1187Moderate

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References & Sources

25

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.htmlPatch

http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059086.htmlPatch

http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/3698dfe0f21cPatch

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

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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/18/4Patch

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/3Patch

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/6Patch

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=706286Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67589

https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8581790

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