CVE-2013-2111 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in Dovecot IMAP APPEND command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-2111?
CVE-2013-2111 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dovecot Dovecot, published on 27 May 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IMAP functionality in Dovecot before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via invalid APPEND parameters.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2111?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dovecot Dovecot.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2111?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2013-2111 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2111 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dovecot Dovecot
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q87m-7r55-pj97.