CVE-2016-8652
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 9.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-8652
To remediate CVE-2016-8652, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dovecot—upgrade to 1:2.2.27-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-8652 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 9.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.2.27-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |