Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-5973
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2006-5973
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-387-1
USN-387-1: Dovecot vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30433
Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server dovecot.index.cache buffer overflow CVE-2006-5973 Vulnerability Report
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http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2006-November/000023.html
[Dovecot-news] Security hole #2: Off-by-one buffer overflow with mmap_disable=yes
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http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
Security - Support | SUSE
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1017288
GoDaddy Domain Name Search
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21183/info
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-802
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4614
Site en construction
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http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2006-November/000024.html
[Dovecot-news] 1.0.rc15 releasedPatch
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452081/100/0/threaded
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