Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 17, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-3235
CVE-2009-3235
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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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=1.0, <1.0.4; >=1.1, <1.1.7
Patches
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References
17- dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-September/000135.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00491.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/36698nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/36713nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2641nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/36904nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3937nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/3nvd
- www.osvdb.org/58103nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36377nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53248nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10515nvd
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