CVE-2011-1929

dovecot: potential crash when parsing header names that contain NUL characters

Published May 24, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2252-1 dovecot security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1927 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1143-1 Dovecot vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:46 PM
Reserved
May 9, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 24, 2011, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:30 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 11, 2011, 12:00 AM