ManageSieve AUTHENTICATE Crash via Literal SASL Initial Response
CVE-2025-59032 Published on March 27, 2026
ManageSieve AUTHENTICATE command crashes when using literal as SASL initial response. This can be used to crash ManageSieve service repeatedly, making it unavailable for other users. Control access to ManageSieve port, or disable the service if it's not needed. Alternatively upgrade to a fixed version. No publicly available exploits are known.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-59032 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-59032
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Affected Versions
Open-Xchange GmbH OX Dovecot Pro:- Before and including 3.1.0 is affected.
- Before and including 2.4.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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