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CVE-2008-4907

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."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-4907 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from dovecot organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-11-04T00:58:40.277

Last Modified

2026-06-16T22:58:44.540

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	dovecot	dovecot	1.1.4	Yes
Application	dovecot	dovecot	1.1.5	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32479 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32677 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml ([email protected])
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32479 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32677 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For dovecot's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.