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CVE-2008-4907 Detail

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."


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (11/21/2008)

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4907
NVD Published Date:
11/03/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE