5 - CVE-2011-1929

Executive Summary

Informations
Name	CVE-2011-1929	First vendor Publication	2011-05-24
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score	5	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	2.9	Attack Complexity	Low
Cvss Expoit Score	10	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

lib-mail/message-header-parser.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not properly handle '\0' characters in header names, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or mailbox corruption) via a crafted e-mail message.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1929

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-20	Improper Input Validation

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12978

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12978
Title:	DSA-2252-1 dovecot -- programming error
Description:	It was discovered that the message header parser in the Dovecot mail server parsed NUL characters incorrectly, which could lead to denial of service through malformed mail headers. The oldstable distribution is not affected.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	DSA-2252-1 CVE-2011-1929	Version:	7
Platform(s):	Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0	Product(s):	dovecot
Definition Synopsis:
Debian 6.0 is installed GNU/Linux or GNU/kFreeBSD kernel Debian GNU/Linux is installed AND Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND dovecot DPKG is earlier than 1:1.2.15-7

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14026

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14026
Title:	USN-1143-1 -- dovecot vulnerability
Description:	dovecot: IMAP and POP3 email server an attacker could send a crafted email message that could disrupt email service.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	USN-1143-1 CVE-2011-1929	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.04	Product(s):	dovecot
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Ubuntu 10.10 is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND dovecot-common DPKG is earlier than 1:1.2.12-1ubuntu8.2 OR Release section Ubuntu 10.04 is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND dovecot-common DPKG is earlier than 1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.4

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21976

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21976
Title:	RHSA-2011:1187: dovecot security update (Moderate)
Description:	lib-mail/message-header-parser.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not properly handle '\0' characters in header names, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or mailbox corruption) via a crafted e-mail message.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	RHSA-2011:1187-01 CESA-2011:1187 CVE-2011-1929	Version:	4
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 CentOS Linux 5 CentOS Linux 6	Product(s):	dovecot
Definition Synopsis:
Operation system section Redhat 5 or Centos 5 release The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x AND dovecot is earlier than 0:1.0.7-7.el5_7.1 AND Operation system section The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Packages section dovecot-pgsql is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot-mysql is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot-pigeonhole is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot-devel is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23022

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23022
Title:	DEPRECATED: ELSA-2011:1187: dovecot security update (Moderate)
Description:	lib-mail/message-header-parser.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not properly handle '\0' characters in header names, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or mailbox corruption) via a crafted e-mail message.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	ELSA-2011:1187-01 CVE-2011-1929	Version:	7
Platform(s):	Oracle Linux 5 Oracle Linux 6	Product(s):	dovecot
Definition Synopsis:
rpm test Oracle Linux 5.x AND dovecot is earlier than 0:1.0.7-7.el5_7.1 OR rpm test Oracle Linux 6.x AND rpm test dovecot-pgsql is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot-mysql is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot-pigeonhole is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot-devel is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23639

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23639
Title:	ELSA-2011:1187: dovecot security update (Moderate)
Description:	lib-mail/message-header-parser.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not properly handle '\0' characters in header names, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or mailbox corruption) via a crafted e-mail message.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	ELSA-2011:1187-01 CVE-2011-1929	Version:	6
Platform(s):	Oracle Linux 5 Oracle Linux 6	Product(s):	dovecot
Definition Synopsis:
rpm test Oracle Linux 5.x AND dovecot is earlier than 0:1.0.7-7.el5_7.1 OR rpm test Oracle Linux 6.x AND rpm test dovecot-pgsql is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot-mysql is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot-pigeonhole is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1 AND dovecot-devel is earlier than 1:2.0.9-2.el6_1.1

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Dovecot cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0:beta1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.0:-::::::	31

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2012-07-30	Name : CentOS Update for dovecot CESA-2011:1187 centos4 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_1187_dovecot_centos4_x86_64.nasl
2012-07-30	Name : CentOS Update for dovecot CESA-2011:1187 centos5 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_1187_dovecot_centos5_x86_64.nasl
2012-02-12	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201110-04 (Dovecot) File : nvt/glsa_201110_04.nasl
2011-09-23	Name : CentOS Update for dovecot CESA-2011:1187 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_1187_dovecot_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-09-21	Name : FreeBSD Ports: dovecot File : nvt/freebsd_dovecot3.nasl
2011-08-24	Name : CentOS Update for dovecot CESA-2011:1187 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_1187_dovecot_centos4_i386.nasl
2011-08-19	Name : RedHat Update for dovecot RHSA-2011:1187-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_1187-01_dovecot.nasl
2011-08-03	Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2252-1 (dovecot) File : nvt/deb_2252_1.nasl
2011-06-20	Name : Fedora Update for dovecot FEDORA-2011-7612 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_7612_dovecot_fc13.nasl
2011-06-06	Name : Ubuntu Update for dovecot USN-1143-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1143_1.nasl
2011-06-03	Name : Fedora Update for dovecot FEDORA-2011-7258 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_7258_dovecot_fc14.nasl
2011-06-03	Name : Mandriva Update for dovecot MDVSA-2011:101 (dovecot) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2011_101.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
72495	Dovecot lib-mail/message-header-parser.c Mail Header Name NULL Character Hand...

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2014-06-13	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_dovecot12-110525.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_4_dovecot12-110525.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_4_dovecot20-110525.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-1187.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20110818_dovecot_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-10-11	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201110-04.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-08-22	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2011-1187.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-08-20	Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_0b53f5f7ca8a11e0aea300215c6a37bb.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-08-20	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2011-1187.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-06-13	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-1143-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-06-12	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-7612.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-06-10	Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2252.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-05-31	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-7258.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-05-31	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-7268.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-05-27	Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2011-101.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.html
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059086.html
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/3698dfe0f21c
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061384.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060815.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060825.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/18/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/19/6
http://osvdb.org/72495
http://secunia.com/advisories/44683
http://secunia.com/advisories/44712
http://secunia.com/advisories/44756
http://secunia.com/advisories/44771
http://secunia.com/advisories/44827
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2252
http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-1.2
http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-2.0
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:101
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1187.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47930
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1143-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706286
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67589
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8581790

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Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	5
CPE ID(s)	31
Sources(s)	25
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	12
Nessus® Exploit(s)	15

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7.5	GLSA-201110-04
5	USN-1143-1
5	RHSA-2011:1187
5	MDVSA-2011:101
5	DSA-2252
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5 - CVE-2011-1929

Executive Summary

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

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Original Source

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

OVAL Definitions

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

OpenVAS Exploits

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

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