CVE-2016-8652

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductDovecot
PublishedFeb 17, 2017
First seenFeb 17, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
dovecot dovecotv ≤ 2.2.27—

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CVE-2016-8652 · Dovecot · Dark Radar