CVE-2020-7957 LOW

CVE-2020-7957

Vendor N/A
Product n/a
Published February 12, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

3.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:R

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 12, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated