UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10958

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10958
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10958.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10958
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2020-05-18T12:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T13:58:27Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In Dovecot before 2.3.10.1, a crafted SMTP/LMTP message triggers an unauthenticated use-after-free bug in submission-login, submission, or lmtp, and can lead to a crash under circumstances involving many newlines after a command.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.3.4.1-5ubuntu3
1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu1
1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu2
1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-auth-lua",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-core",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-gssapi",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-imapd",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-ldap",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-lmtpd",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-lucene",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-managesieved",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-mysql",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-pgsql",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-pop3d",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-sieve",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-solr",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-sqlite",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "dovecot-submissiond",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "mail-stack-delivery",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10958.json"