CVE-2008-4907
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
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."
Affected Products
2| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| dovecot | dovecot |
1.1.4
|
| dovecot | dovecot |
1.1.5
|
References
Weakness Types
CWE-20
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2008-4907- Published:
- 2008-11-04
- Modified:
- 2026-04-23
- CVSS Score:
- 4.3
- Severity:
- MEDIUM
- Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected Vendors
dovecot
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL