- Description
- The IMAP and LMTP components in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandle snippet generation when many characters must be read to compute the snippet and a trailing > character exists. This causes a denial of service in which the recipient cannot read all of their messages.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.3
- Impact score
- 1.4
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 3.1
- Impact score
- 1.4
- Exploitability score
- 1.6
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Severity
- LOW
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-20
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
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"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
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{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "B0CB6EFB-63A3-4B07-8B44-3EB087307500",
"versionEndExcluding": "2.3.9.3",
"versionStartIncluding": "2.3.9"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
},
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"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "97A4B8DF-58DA-4AB6-A1F9-331B36409BA3"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "80F0FA5D-8D3B-4C0E-81E2-87998286AF33"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]