{
  "id": "CVE-2008-4907",
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "published": "2008-11-04T00:58:40.277",
  "lastModified": "2017-08-08T01:32:59.373",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The message parsing feature in Dovecot 1.1.4 and 1.1.5, when using the FETCH ENVELOPE command in the IMAP client, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent crash) via an email with a malformed From address, which triggers an assertion error, aka \"invalid message address parsing bug.\""
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La caracter\u00edstica de an\u00e1lisis sint\u00e1ctico en Dovecot v1.1.4 y v1.1.5, cuando usa el comando FETCH ENVELOPE en el cliente IMAP, permite a atacantes remotos causar denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda persistente) a trav\u00e9s de un correo electr\u00f3nico con una direcci\u00f3n From mal formada, que dispara una error de aserci\u00f3n, tambi\u00e9n conocido como \"error de an\u00e1lisis de direcci\u00f3n de mensaje inv\u00e1lido\"."
    }
  ],
  "vendorComments": [
    {
      "organization": "Red Hat",
      "comment": "Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the dovecot package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or 5.",
      "lastModified": "2008-11-21T00:00:00"
    }
  ],
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        "type": "Primary",
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          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 4.3
        },
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-20"
        }
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
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    {
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1",
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      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227",
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