CVE-2011-1929

Publication date 24 May 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
dovecot 11.04 natty
Fixed 1:1.2.15-3ubuntu2.1
10.10 maverick
Fixed 1:1.2.12-1ubuntu8.2
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.4
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes


sbeattie

both according to debian and based on testing, vulnerability exists on 1.2.x and newer.

References

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