CVE-2020-25275

dovecot: Denial of service via mail MIME parsing

Published Jan 4, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Dovecot before 2.3.13 has Improper Input Validation in lda, lmtp, and imap, leading to an application crash via a crafted email message with certain choices for ten thousand MIME parts.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2517-1 dovecot security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4825-1 dovecot security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-17963 Dovecot before 2.3.13 has Improper Input Validation in lda, lmtp, and imap, leading to an application crash via a crafted email message with certain choices for ten thousand MIME parts.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4674-1 Dovecot vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4674-2 Dovecot vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:33 PM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 4, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:06 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 4, 2021, 12:00 AM