CVE-2010-0745 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by sending emails with long headers to Dovecot servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0745?
CVE-2010-0745 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dovecot Dovecot, published on 20 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via long headers in an e-mail message.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0745?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dovecot Dovecot.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0745?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-0745 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0745 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dovecot Dovecot
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0745, GHSA-p8hw-7ch3-xcp2.