CVE-2011-1929

Dovecot 1.2.x < 1.2.17 and 2.0.x < 2.0.13 - Denial of Service via Null Character in Email Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (25)

Core 25
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/72495
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67589
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061384.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44771
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059086.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2252
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:101
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-2.0
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1187.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060825.html
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8581790
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47930
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/6
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44756
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44827
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060815.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44683
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44712
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1143-1
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/3
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-1.2
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/18/4

Scores

EPSS 0.0325
EPSS Percentile 86.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (31)
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
... and 21 more
Published May 24, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026