VDB
CVE-2008-4907
CVE-2008-4907
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.300000190734863 MEDIUM
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."
EPSS 6.20% · 93.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4.300000190734863
EPSS Score
6.20%
93.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| dovecot | dovecot | 1.1.4, 1.1.5 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Nov 4, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 27, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 2, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- [Dovecot-news] 20081030 v1.1.6 released mailing-list
- 33149 third-party-advisory
- dovecot-mail-header-dos(46227) vdb
- USN-666-1 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200812-16 vendor-advisory
- 31997 vdb
- 32677 third-party-advisory
- 32479 third-party-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4907 advisory