DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12100

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12100
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12100.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12100
Upstream
Published
2020-08-12T16:15:11.760Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:01:16.890034Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.11.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.11.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.11.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.11.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}