CVE-2011-1929
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2011-1929 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (dovecot) | RHSA-2011:1187 | 2011-08-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (dovecot) | RHSA-2011:1187 | 2011-08-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (dovecot) | RHSA-2011:1187 | 2011-08-18 |
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