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.
Published: 2011-05-24
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 6.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2252-1 dovecot security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1927 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1143-1 Dovecot vulnerability
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Dovecot Dovecot
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:46:00.589Z

Reserved: 2011-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1929

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-05-24T23:55:04.387

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-1929

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-05-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1929 - Bugzilla

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