CVE-2008-4907
mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.062 · 93 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.3
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-32551Dovecot 1.1.x - Invalid Message Address Parsing Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/32479enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32677enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33149enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997enisa_euvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227enisa_euvd
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