CVE-2010-3780 (GCVE-0-2010-3780)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-10-06 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 03:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (master process outage) by simultaneously disconnecting many (1) IMAP or (2) POP3 sessions.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1059-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43220 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0301 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-06… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2840 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Date Public
2010-10-02 00:00
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