CVE-2025-61600 (GCVE-0-2025-61600)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-02 21:30 – Updated: 2025-10-03 13:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Unbounded Memory Allocation in Stalwart IMAP parser
Summary
Stalwart is a mail and collaboration server. Versions 0.13.3 and below contain an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability in the IMAP protocol parser which allows remote attackers to exhaust server memory, potentially triggering the system's out-of-memory (OOM) killer and causing a denial of service. The CommandParser implementation enforces size limits on its dynamic buffer in most parsing states, but several state handlers omit these validation checks. This issue is fixed in version 0.13.4. A workaround for this issue is to implement rate limiting and connection monitoring at the network level, however this does not provide complete protection.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-03 13:39 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/stalwartlabs/stalwart/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/stalwartlabs/stalwart/commit/a… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/stalwartlabs/stalwart/releases… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stalwartlabs | stalwart |
Affected:
< 0.13.4
|
guessed |
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