CVE-2016-8652 (GCVE-0-2016-8652)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-16 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The auth component in Dovecot before 2.2.27, when auth-policy is configured, allows a remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by aborting authentication without setting a username.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94639 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2016-De… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/1… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2016-12-02 00:00
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