CVE-2008-4907

Description

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."

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.74% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997 vdb entry patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32677 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32479 third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4907?
CVE-2008-4907 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4907?
To fix CVE-2008-4907, 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-2008-4907 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4907 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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