Unscored severity · published May 24, 2011
CVE-2011-1929
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…
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CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dovecot · Dovecot
1.2.0; 1.2.1; 1.2.2; 1.2.3; 1.2.4; 1.2.5; +25 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1929
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1929
Patch
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.html
Patch
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059086.html
Patch
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/3698dfe0f21c
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061384.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060815.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060825.html
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