Unscored severity · published May 27, 2014
CVE-2013-2111
The IMAP functionality in Dovecot before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via invalid APPEND parameters
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CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The IMAP functionality in Dovecot before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via invalid APPEND parameters.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dovecot · Dovecot
through 2.2.1; 2.2; 2.2; 2.2; 2.2; 2.2; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2111
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2111
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/53492
Patch
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2013-May/000255.html
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/24/1
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028585
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