5.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.015 Low
EPSS
Percentile
86.7%
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.
dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2016-December/000333.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/4
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/12
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94639