CVE-2020-10958
What it is
In Dovecot before 2.3.10.1, a crafted SMTP/LMTP message triggers an unauthenticated use-after-free bug in submission-login, submission, or lmtp, and can lead to a crash under circumstances involving many newlines after a command.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 6.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 6.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 6.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Dovecot < 2.3.10.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00059.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157771/Open-Xchange-Dovecot-2.3.10-Null-Pointer-Dereference-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/37
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/1
- https://dovecot.org/security
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TTZN2VW55ZC2AQBGBJMLRJSZIKSB2NS6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VVUWHUUAFPC6XGIXYFIPTNBXLHPNM4W6/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4361-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4690
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00059.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157771/Open-Xchange-Dovecot-2.3.10-Null-Pointer-Dereference-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/37
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/1
- https://dovecot.org/security
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TTZN2VW55ZC2AQBGBJMLRJSZIKSB2NS6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VVUWHUUAFPC6XGIXYFIPTNBXLHPNM4W6/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4361-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4690
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/1