RETIRED: Dovecot 'mail-search.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:56759

Info

RETIRED: Dovecot 'mail-search.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 56759
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 30 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 05 2012 04:20PM
Credit: Reported by the vendor
Vulnerable: Dovecot Dovecot 2.0.4
Dovecot Dovecot 2.0.3
Dovecot Dovecot 2.0.5
Dovecot Dovecot 2.0.2
Dovecot Dovecot 2.0.1
Dovecot Dovecot 2.0.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

RETIRED: Dovecot 'mail-search.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Dovecot is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successful exploits may allow the attacker to cause the application to crash, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

Dovecot versions prior to 2.1.11 are vulnerable.

NOTE: This BID is being retired because the application is not vulnerable as described.

Exploit / POC

Dovecot 'mail-search.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

RETIRED: Dovecot 'mail-search.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

RETIRED: Dovecot 'mail-search.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

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