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CVE-2009-3235

UnknownEPSS 4.04%

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CVE-2009-3235 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Sieve plugin in Dovecot 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.7, as derived from Cyrus libsieve, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIEVE script, as demonstrated by forwarding an e-mail message to a large number of recipients, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2632.. EPSS estimates a 4.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Sieve plugin in Dovecot 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.7, as derived from Cyrus libsieve, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIEVE script, as demonstrated by forwarding an e-mail message to a large number of recipients, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2632.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
4.04%

89.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
DovecotDovecot1.0
DovecotDovecot1.0.1
DovecotDovecot1.0.2
DovecotDovecot1.0.3
DovecotDovecot1.1
DovecotDovecot1.1.0
DovecotDovecot1.1.1
DovecotDovecot1.1.2
DovecotDovecot1.1.3
DovecotDovecot1.1.4
DovecotDovecot1.1.5
DovecotDovecot1.1.6

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2009-3235?
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Sieve plugin in Dovecot 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.7, as derived from Cyrus libsieve, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIEVE script, as demonstrated by forwarding an e-mail message to a large number of recipients, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2632.
How severe is CVE-2009-3235?
Severity scoring for CVE-2009-3235 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 4.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3235?
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Source: NVD / NIST