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Unscored USN-4456-1 3 CVEs

dovecot vulnerabilities

Published Aug 12, 2020 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled deeply nested MIME
parts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to
consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12100)

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled memory when using NTLM.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12673)

It was discovered that the Dovecot RPA mechanism incorrectly handled
zero-length messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12674)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS dovecot 1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.13
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS dovecot 1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.6
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS dovecot 1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12100
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12673
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12674