CVE-2009-3235

N/A Unknown
Published: September 17, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Sieve plugin in Dovecot 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1.7, as derived from Cyrus libsieve, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIEVE script, as demonstrated by forwarding an e-mail message to a large number of recipients, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2632.

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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: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36698
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36713
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36904
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/58103
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36377
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2641
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53248
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10515
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00491.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-September/000135.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36904
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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/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/2009/2641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53248
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00491.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.0%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

dovecot

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