CVE-2024-23184

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-08-15

Description

A flaw was found in Dovecot. Processing a large number of address headers (From, To, Cc, Bcc, etc) can be excessively CPU intensive. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service.

See more information about CVE-2024-23184 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 9 (dovecot)	ELSA-2024-6529	2024-09-10