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Unscored USN-4456-2 3 CVEs

dovecot vulnerabilities

Published Aug 17, 2020 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

USN-4456-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Dovecot. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

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 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS dovecot 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3

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