CVE-2006-5973

Description

Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dovecot 1.0test53 through 1.0.rc14, and possibly other versions, when index files are used and mmap_disable is set to "yes," allows remote authenticated IMAP or POP3 users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the cache file.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.99% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2006-November/000024.html	mailing list patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-387-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23150	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23007	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23172	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30433	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452081/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2006-November/000023.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23213	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017288	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4614	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21183/info	vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-802

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5973?: CVE-2006-5973 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5973?: To fix CVE-2006-5973, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5973 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5973 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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