CVE-2009-2632

N/A Unknown
Published: September 08, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the SIEVE script component (sieve/script.c), as used in cyrus-imapd in Cyrus IMAP Server 2.2.13 and 2.3.14, and Dovecot 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.7, allows local users to execute arbitrary code and read or modify arbitrary messages via a crafted SIEVE script, related to the incorrect use of the sizeof operator for determining buffer length, combined with an integer signedness error.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-September/000135.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36629
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36632
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36698
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36713
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36904
Source: cret@cert.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1881
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/3
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.osvdb.org/58103
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36296
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36377
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2559
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2641
Source: cret@cert.org
https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sieve/script.c.diff?r1=1.62&r2=1.62.2.1&only_with_tag=cyrus-imapd-2_2-tail
Source: cret@cert.org
https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-cvs/2009-September/001253.html
Source: cret@cert.org
https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-cvs/2009-September/001254.html
Source: cret@cert.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10082
Source: cret@cert.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00491.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-September/000135.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36904
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1881
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/58103
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2559
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sieve/script.c.diff?r1=1.62&r2=1.62.2.1&only_with_tag=cyrus-imapd-2_2-tail
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-cvs/2009-September/001253.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-cvs/2009-September/001254.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10082
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00491.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
38th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

cmu

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