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CVE-2006-5973

Publication date 20 November 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dovecot 1.0test53 through 1.0.rc14, and possibly other versions, when index files are used and mmap_disable is set to "yes," allows remote authenticated IMAP or POP3 users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the cache file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
dovecot 7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.0.rc2-1ubuntu2.2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.0.beta3-3ubuntu5.5

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-387-1
    • Dovecot vulnerability
    • 28 November 2006

Other references