CVE-2020-7957

dovecot: specially crafted email can cause mailbox to have permanently unaccessible mail

Published Feb 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-28877 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 9:48 AM
Reserved
Jan 24, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 12, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 12, 2020, 12:00 AM