CVE-2006-5973

Published Nov 20, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-387-1 Dovecot vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:12 PM
Reserved
Nov 20, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 20, 2006, 7:07 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM