CVE-2020-7957
3.1
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
Summary
The IMAP and LMTP components in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandle snippet generation when many characters must be read to compute the snippet and a trailing > character exists. This causes a denial of service in which the recipient cannot read all of their messages.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://dovecot.org/security
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/12/2
- https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2020-February/000430.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XYT55WH372BJOXCJRKBDIFGBMPVOIDT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJXHOUT3FH2DJNMACSX4GHPP4MUV4UKA/
References
- https://dovecot.org/security
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/12/2
- https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2020-February/000430.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XYT55WH372BJOXCJRKBDIFGBMPVOIDT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJXHOUT3FH2DJNMACSX4GHPP4MUV4UKA/
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