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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2006-5956 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-387-1 | Dovecot vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T20:12:31.341Z
Reserved: 2006-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-5973
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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-11-20T19:07:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2006-5973
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN