CVE-2016-8652
N/A
Published: February 16, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDovecot
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 48%
Description
The auth component in Dovecot before 2.2.27, when auth-policy is configured, allows a remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by aborting authentication without setting a username.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2016-December/000333.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/12VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94639Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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