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5.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Dovecot 2.1.10 (Mail Server Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing in the library lib-storage/mail-search.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.
The weakness was disclosed 11/29/2012 as 51455 as not defined advisory (Secunia). The advisory is available at secunia.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5620 since 10/24/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63387 (Fedora 16 : dovecot-2.0.21-4.fc16 (2012-19752)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 2.1.11 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (63387).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 63387
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : dovecot-2.0.21-4.fc16 (2012-19752)
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OpenVAS ID: 864976
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for dovecot FEDORA-2012-19752
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Version 2.1.11
Timeline
10/24/2012 🔍11/29/2012 🔍
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11/30/2012 🔍
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12/01/2012 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: 51455⛔Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5620 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 38326 - Dovecot <2.1.11 IMAP Server SEARCH Command With Multiple Keyword Parameters Remote DoS Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 56759 - Dovecot 'mail-search.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 51455 - Dovecot IMAP Multiple Keyword Search Denial Of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 88058
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 12/04/2012 11:10Updated: 04/19/2021 17:25
Changes: 12/04/2012 11:10 (70), 08/20/2017 22:16 (3), 04/19/2021 17:25 (2)
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