IMAP: Dovecot SASL Authentication Component Denial of Service
This signature detects an attempt to exploit a known vulnerability in the SASL authentication component of Dovecot server. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service condition.
Extended Description
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.
Affected Products
Dovecot dovecot
References
CVE: CVE-2016-8652
Short Name
IMAP:DOVECOT-SASL-AUTH-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
None
Category
IMAP
Keywords
Authentication CVE-2016-8652 Component Denial Dovecot SASL Service of
Release Date
03/16/2017
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Dovecot
CVSS Score
4.3