CVE-2008-4907

N/A Unknown
Published: November 04, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32479
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32677
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.3%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

dovecot