CVE-2026-67194
MEDIUMCourier IMAP < 6.0.1 Mail Server < 2.0.2 Stack Overflow DoS via Nested SEARCH Queries
Title source: cnaDescription
Courier IMAP before 6.0.1 and Courier Mail Server before 2.0.2 allow authenticated IMAP users to crash the imapd process via deeply nested parenthesized SEARCH queries. The SEARCH command parser (alloc_search_key in searchinfo.C) recursively descends on nested parenthesized groups through a mutual recursion chain with alloc_search_andlist() and alloc_search_notkey(), with no depth limit. Courier IMAP has no overall command line length limit, making exploitation trivial. A single IMAP command with ~2500 nested parentheses overflows the 8MB default stack, causing SIGSEGV.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Release Notes release-notes
Courier IMAP Release Notes
https://github.com/svarshavchik/courier/releases/tag/courier-imap%2F6.0.1%2F20260627214444
Release Notes release-notes
Courier Mail Server Release Notes
https://github.com/svarshavchik/courier/releases/tag/courier%2F2.0.2%2F20260627214309
Patch patch
Patch Commit
https://github.com/svarshavchik/courier-libs/commit/b5b5581aabea3efadf5e2944947ff0214aa3533e
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/courier-imap-mail-server-stack-overflow-dos-via-nested-search-queries
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
22.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-674
Status
published
Products (2)
svarshavchik/Courier IMAP
< 6.0.1
svarshavchik/Courier Mail Server
< 2.0.2
Published
Jul 29, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 29, 2026