vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-4456-2.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-4456-2",
  "summary": "dovecot vulnerabilities",
  "details": "USN-4456-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Dovecot. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled deeply nested MIME\n parts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to\n consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12100)\n\n It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled memory when using NTLM.\n A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash,\n resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12673)\n\n It was discovered that the Dovecot RPA mechanism incorrectly handled\n zero-length messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\n cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12674)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12100",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12673",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12674"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2020-08-17T12:32:32Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:39Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "dovecot",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3",
        "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu1",
        "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2",
        "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
        "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.3",
        "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.4",
        "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5",
        "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
        "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1",
        "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-core",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-imapd",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm3"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2020-12100",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2020-12673",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2020-12674",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4456-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12100"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12673"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12674"
    }
  ]
}