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CVE-2008-4907
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…
Medium4.3EPSS 6.2%
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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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.2% · top 6.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- [Dovecot-news] 20081030 v1.1.6 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 33149 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- dovecot-mail-header-dos(46227) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- USN-666-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 31997 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200812-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 32677 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32479 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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