CVE-2020-12100
dovecot: Resource exhaustion via deeply nested MIME parts
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
In Dovecot before 2.3.11.3, uncontrolled recursion in submission, lmtp, and lda allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted e-mail message with deeply nested MIME parts.
En Dovecot versiones anteriores a 2.3.11.3, la recursividad no controlada en submission, lmtp, y lda permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (consumo de recursos) por medio de un mensaje de correo electrónico diseñado con partes MIME profundamente anidadas
A flaw was found in dovecot. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service by repeatedly sending emails containing MIME parts containing malicious content of which dovecot will attempt to parse. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
Exploitation
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-04-23 CVE Reserved
- 2020-08-12 CVE Published
- 2024-07-19 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
CAPEC
References (14)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/18 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/3 | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00024.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/12/1 | 2024-08-04 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" | Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" | < 2.3.11.3 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version " < 2.3.11.3" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 31 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "31" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 20.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "20.04" | lts |
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