CVE-2017-2669

Dovecot before version 2.2.29 is vulnerable to a denial of service. When 'dict' passdb and userdb were used for user authentication, the username sent by the IMAP/POP3 client was sent through var_expand() to perform %variable expansion. Sending specially crafted %variable fields could result in excessive memory usage causing the process to crash (and restart), or excessive CPU usage causing all authentications to hang.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
3.7 LOW
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
redhatCNA
3.7 LOW
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 91%
VendorProductVersion
dovecotdovecot
2.2.26 ≤
𝑥
≤ 2.2.28
debiandebian_linux
8.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
dovecot
bullseye
1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u1
fixed
jessie
not-affected
wheezy
not-affected
bullseye (security)
1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u2
fixed
bookworm
1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1
fixed
sid
1:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
1:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
dovecot
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
precise
not-affected