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.
Published 2006-11-20 19:07:00
Updated 2018-10-17 21:46:10
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2006-5973

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5973

7.52%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-5973

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST

References for CVE-2006-5973

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