CVE-2006-5973

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dovecot 1.0test53 through 1.0.rc14, and possibly other versions, when index files are used and mmap_disable is set to "yes," allows remote authenticated IMAP or POP3 users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the cache file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 20, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-5973: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix