Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4907 (CCN-46227)

Assigned:2008-10-30
Published:2008-10-30
Updated:2017-08-08
Summary: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."
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4907

Source: CCN
Type: SA32479
Dovecot Malformed Header Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
32479

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
32677

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
33149

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-200812-16

Source: CCN
Type: Dovecot Download Web site
Download

Source: CCN
Type: Dovecot-news Mailing List, Thu Oct 30 00:25:29 EET 2008
v1.1.6 released

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[Dovecot-news] 20081030 v1.1.6 released

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200812-16
Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 49429
Dovecot Message Parsing Feature Crafted Email Header Handling Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: Patch
31997

Source: CCN
Type: BID-31997
Dovecot Invalid Message Address Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: USN-666-1
Dovecot vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-666-1

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dovecot-message-parsing-dos(46227)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dovecot-mail-header-dos(46227)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17714
    P
    USN-666-1 -- dovecot vulnerability
    2014-07-21
    BACK
    dovecot dovecot 1.1.4
    dovecot dovecot 1.1.5
    dovecot dovecot 1.1.4
    dovecot dovecot 1.1.5
    gentoo linux *