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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-10957: ELSA-2020-2901: dovecot security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-10957: ELSA-2020-2901: dovecot security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/18/2020
Created
07/24/2020
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

In Dovecot before 2.3.10.1, unauthenticated sending of malformed parameters to a NOOP command causes a NULL Pointer Dereference and crash in submission-login, submission, or lmtp. A flaw was found in Dovecot, where it did not properly handle certain malformed NOOP commands. This flaw allows a malicious attacker to cause the submission, submission-login, or lmtp services to crash by sending specially crafted commands.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dovecot
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dovecot-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dovecot-mysql
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dovecot-pgsql
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dovecot-pigeonhole

References

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