Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Dovecot vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-666-1 | First vendor Publication | 2008-11-07 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2008-11-07 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.10: In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that certain email headers were not correctly handled by Dovecot. If a remote attacker sent a specially crafted email to a user with a mailbox managed by Dovecot, that user's mailbox would become inaccessible through Dovecot, leading to a denial of service. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-666-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17714 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17714 | ||
| Title: | USN-666-1 -- dovecot vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that certain email headers were not correctly handled by Dovecot. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-666-1 CVE-2008-4907 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.10 | Product(s): | dovecot |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for dovecot vulnerability USN-666-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_666_1.nasl |
| 2008-12-23 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200812-16 (dovecot) File : nvt/glsa_200812_16.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 49429 | Dovecot Message Parsing Feature Crafted Email Header Handling Remote DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-666-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-15 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200812-16.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:05:24 |
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