CVE-2006-5973

N/A Unknown
Published: November 20, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dovecot 1.0test53 through 1.0.rc14, and possibly other versions, when index files are used and mmap_disable is set to "yes," allows remote authenticated IMAP or POP3 users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the cache file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2006-November/000023.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2006-November/000024.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23007
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23150
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23172
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23213
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017288
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452081/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21183/info
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-387-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4614
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30433
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-802
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2006-November/000023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2006-November/000024.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23007
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23213
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017288
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452081/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21183/info
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-387-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4614
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30433
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.7%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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