usn-4674-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-01-04 14:04
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
dovecot vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain imap hibernation commands. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to access other users' email. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-24386)
Innokentii Sennovskiy discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled MIME parsing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-25275)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"id": "CVE-2020-25275",
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}
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14"
},
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"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14"
},
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"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14"
},
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},
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"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
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},
{
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"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14"
},
{
"binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.14"
}
]
},
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"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu1",
"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",
"1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.13"
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},
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"database_specific": {
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},
{
"score": "medium",
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}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2020-25275",
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"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"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-core",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-imapd",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
"binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "dovecot",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.7"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1:2.2.27-3ubuntu1",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu1",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu2",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu3",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.1",
"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",
"1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2020-24386",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2020-25275",
"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"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-auth-lua",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-core",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-imapd",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-lucene",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "dovecot-submissiond",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
"binary_version": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "dovecot",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3"
}
],
"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",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1",
"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain imap hibernation\ncommands. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to\naccess other users\u0027 email. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,\nUbuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-24386)\n\nInnokentii Sennovskiy discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled MIME\nparsing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot\nto crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-25275)\n",
"id": "USN-4674-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:58Z",
"published": "2021-01-04T14:04:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4674-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24386"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25275"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "dovecot vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24386",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25275"
]
}
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