Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-1929 (CCN-67589)

Assigned:2011-05-11
Published:2011-05-11
Updated:2017-08-17
Summary: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.
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:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (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
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
5.0 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (REDHAT 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
Authentication (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-2011-1929

Source: CCN
Type: Dovecot Web Site
[Dovecot] v2.0.13 released

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[dovecot] 20110511 v2.0.13 released

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[dovecot] 20110511 v1.2.17 released

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/3698dfe0f21c

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2011-7612

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2011-7258

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2011-7268

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20110518 Dovecot releases

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20110519 Re: Dovecot releases

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20110519 Re: Dovecot releases

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
72495

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-1187
Moderate: dovecot security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA44683
Dovecot Mail Header Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
44683

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
44712

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
44756

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
44771

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
44827

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-2252

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2252
dovecot -- programming error

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-1.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-2.0

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2011:101

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 72495
Dovecot lib-mail/message-header-parser.c Mail Header Name NULL Character Handling Remote DoS

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2011:1187

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
47930

Source: CCN
Type: BID-47930
Dovecot Header Name NULL Character Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-1143-1

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706286

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dovecot-header-name-dos(67589)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dovecot-header-name-dos(67589)

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
openSUSE-SU-2011:0540

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 9:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 10:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.1.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20111929
    V
    		CVE-2011-1929
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12978
    P
    		DSA-2252-1 dovecot -- programming error
    2015-02-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14026
    P
    		USN-1143-1 -- dovecot vulnerability
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23639
    P
    		ELSA-2011:1187: dovecot security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21976
    P
    		RHSA-2011:1187: dovecot security update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20111187
    P
    		RHSA-2011:1187: dovecot security update (Moderate)
    2011-08-18
    BACK
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.0
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.1
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.2
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.3
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.4
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.5
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.6
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.7
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.8
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.9
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.10
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.11
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.12
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.13
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.14
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.15
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.16
    dovecot dovecot 2.0 beta1
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.0
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.1
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.2
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.3
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.4
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.5
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.6
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.7
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.8
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.9
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.10
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.11
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.12
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.7
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.8
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.11
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.12
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.13
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.14
    dovecot dovecot 2.0 beta1
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.1
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.2
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.3
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.4
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.5
    dovecot dovecot 2.0.12
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux server eus 6.1.z