Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Sieve plugin in Dovecot 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.7, as derived from Cyrus libsieve, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIEVE script, as demonstrated by forwarding an e-mail message to a large number of recipients, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2632.
Published: 2009-09-17
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1892-1 New dovecot packages fix arbitrary code execution
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1893-1 New cyrus-imapd-2.2/kolab-cyrus-imapd packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3218 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Sieve plugin in Dovecot 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.7, as derived from Cyrus libsieve, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIEVE script, as demonstrated by forwarding an e-mail message to a large number of recipients, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2632.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-838-1 Dovecot vulnerabilities
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:22:23.176Z

Reserved: 2009-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3235

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-17T10:30:01.327

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3235

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3235 - Bugzilla

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