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CVE-2006-5973 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2006-November/000023.html	CVE
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2006-November/000024.html	CVE	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23007	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23150	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23172	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23213	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017288	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30433	CVE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-802	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452081/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21183/info	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-387-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4614	CVE
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2006-November/000023.html	[email protected]
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2006-November/000024.html	[email protected]	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23007	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23150	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23172	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23213	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017288	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30433	[email protected]
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-802	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452081/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21183/info	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-387-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4614	[email protected]

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
timo sirainen dovecot	1.0 1.0.alpha1 1.0.alpha2 1.0.alpha3 1.0.alpha4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test53:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test54:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test55:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test56:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test57:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test58:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test59:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test60:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test61:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test62:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test63:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test64:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test65:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test66:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test67:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test68:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test69:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test70:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test71:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test72:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test73:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test74:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test75:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test76:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test77:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test78:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test79:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test80:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

timo sirainen dovecot

1.0

1.0.alpha1

1.0.alpha2

1.0.alpha3

1.0.alpha4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0.test80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 17, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 20, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]