CVE-2013-2111

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-2111
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-27 14:55:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dovecot Dovecot 2.2 rc1 All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 2.2 rc2 All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 2.2 rc3 All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 2.2 rc4 All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 2.2 rc5 All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 2.2 rc6 All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 2.2 rc7 All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 2.2.0 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request: dovecot : "APPEND" Parameters Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Dovecot APPEND Parameter Processing Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[Dovecot-news] v2.2.2 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.dovecot.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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