Unscored severity · published Sep 17, 2009
CVE-2009-3235
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Sieve plugin in Dovecot 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.7, as derived from Cyrus libsieve, allow context-dependent attackers to…
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CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Sieve plugin in Dovecot 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.7, as derived from Cyrus libsieve, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIEVE script, as demonstrated by forwarding an e-mail message to a large number of recipients, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2632.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dovecot · Dovecot
1.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.1; 1.1.0; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3235
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3235
Patch
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-September/000135.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36698
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36713
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