ubuntu-cve-2020-12674
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-08-12 12:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:39
Summary
Details
In Dovecot before 2.3.11.3, sending a specially formatted RPA request will crash the auth service because a length of zero is mishandled.
Severity
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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},
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},
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},
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},
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"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
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{
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{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
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"1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.4",
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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"binary_name": "dovecot-core",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-imapd",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.13"
},
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"binary_name": "dovecot-lucene",
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"binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
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"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
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{
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{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
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}
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"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.13?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
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}
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"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.1",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.2",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.3",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.4",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.6",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.7",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.8",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.11",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.12"
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},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "dovecot-core",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-imapd",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
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{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
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"binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6"
}
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"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
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"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu1",
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"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu3",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4",
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"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.4",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.5"
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{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-auth-lua",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-core",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-imapd",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd",
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lucene",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-submissiond",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "dovecot",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1:2.3.4.1-5ubuntu3",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu2",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3",
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}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "In Dovecot before 2.3.11.3, sending a specially formatted RPA request will crash the auth service because a length of zero is mishandled.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12674",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:39:24Z",
"published": "2020-08-12T12:00:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12674"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4456-1"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4456-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12674"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-4456-1",
"USN-4456-2"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2020-12674"
]
}
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