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CVE-2016-8652

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 48.20%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-8652
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
48.20%

Original NVD 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.