The vulnerability of the ManageSieve mail server services Dovecot and OX Dovecot Pro, related to uncontrolled resource consumption, allows attackers to cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the ManageSieve mail server services Dovecot and OX Dovecot Pro is related to an uncontrolled consumption of resources. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service failures...

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

A flaw was found in dovecot. An unauthenticated and remote attacker can send a crafted message that causes managesieve to allocate an excessive amount of memory, forcing managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process, resulting in a denial of service...

TencentOS Server 3: dovecot (TSSA-2026:0376)

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 3 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2026:0376 advisory. Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities...

CVE-2026-40016

A flaw was found in Dovecot. A remote or local attacker could upload a malicious Sieve script through the ManageSieve service, or locally, to bypass configured CPU time limits for Sieve scripts. This allows the attacker to consume excessive server resources, leading to a degradation of server...

Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0119: dovecot (ALINUX3-SA-2026:0119)

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2026:0119 advisory. Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-59032: ManageSieve AUTHENTICATE...

dovecot: ManageSieve: Denial of Service via crafted SASL initial response in AUTHENTICATE command

A flaw was found in ManageSieve. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer initial response during the AUTHENTICATE command. This can cause the ManageSieve service to crash repeatedly, leading to a Denial of Service DoS for...

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

A flaw was found in dovecot. An unauthenticated and remote attacker can send a crafted message that causes managesieve to allocate an excessive amount of memory, forcing managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process, resulting in a denial of service...

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

A flaw was found in dovecot. An unauthenticated and remote attacker can send a crafted message that causes managesieve to allocate an excessive amount of memory, forcing managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process, resulting in a denial of service...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-40016

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Attacker can upload a malicious Sieve script over ManageSieve service or locally to bypass configured CPU time limits for Sieve up to 130 times of the configure...

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

A flaw was found in dovecot. An unauthenticated and remote attacker can send a crafted message that causes managesieve to allocate an excessive amount of memory, forcing managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process, resulting in a denial of service...

dovecot: ManageSieve: Denial of Service via crafted SASL initial response in AUTHENTICATE command

A flaw was found in ManageSieve. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer initial response during the AUTHENTICATE command. This can cause the ManageSieve service to crash repeatedly, leading to a Denial of Service DoS for...

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

A flaw was found in dovecot. An unauthenticated and remote attacker can send a crafted message that causes managesieve to allocate an excessive amount of memory, forcing managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process, resulting in a denial of service...

dovecot: ManageSieve: Denial of Service via crafted SASL initial response in AUTHENTICATE command

A flaw was found in ManageSieve. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer initial response during the AUTHENTICATE command. This can cause the ManageSieve service to crash repeatedly, leading to a Denial of Service DoS for...

dovecot: ManageSieve: Denial of Service via crafted SASL initial response in AUTHENTICATE command

A flaw was found in ManageSieve. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer initial response during the AUTHENTICATE command. This can cause the ManageSieve service to crash repeatedly, leading to a Denial of Service DoS for...

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

A flaw was found in dovecot. An unauthenticated and remote attacker can send a crafted message that causes managesieve to allocate an excessive amount of memory, forcing managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process, resulting in a denial of service...

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

A flaw was found in dovecot. An unauthenticated and remote attacker can send a crafted message that causes managesieve to allocate an excessive amount of memory, forcing managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process, resulting in a denial of service...

dovecot: ManageSieve: Denial of Service via crafted SASL initial response in AUTHENTICATE command

A flaw was found in ManageSieve. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer initial response during the AUTHENTICATE command. This can cause the ManageSieve service to crash repeatedly, leading to a Denial of Service DoS for...

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

A flaw was found in dovecot. An unauthenticated and remote attacker can send a crafted message that causes managesieve to allocate an excessive amount of memory, forcing managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process, resulting in a denial of service...

dovecot: ManageSieve: Denial of Service via crafted SASL initial response in AUTHENTICATE command

A flaw was found in ManageSieve. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer initial response during the AUTHENTICATE command. This can cause the ManageSieve service to crash repeatedly, leading to a Denial of Service DoS for...

dovecot: denial of service via crafted message before authentication

A flaw was found in dovecot. An unauthenticated and remote attacker can send a crafted message that causes managesieve to allocate an excessive amount of memory, forcing managesieve-login to be unavailable by repeatedly crashing the process, resulting in a denial of service...