VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4907

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability6.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references