CVE-2020-12100
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12100
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-12100.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-12100
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2020-08-12T16:15:11Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-21T05:18:24.671202Z
- Severity
-
- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
In Dovecot before 2.3.11.3, uncontrolled recursion in submission, lmtp, and lda allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted e-mail message with deeply nested MIME parts.
- References
-
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/18
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/12/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/3
- https://dovecot.org/security
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00024.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-02
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4456-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4456-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4745
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4AAX2MJEULPVSRZOBX3PNPFSYP4FM4TT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EYZU6CHA3VMYYAUCMHSCCQKJEVEIKPQ2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XKKAL3OMG76ZZ7CIEMQP2K6KCTD2RAKE/
Affected packages
Git / github.com/dovecot/core
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/dovecot/core
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
Affected versions
1.*
1.1.alpha1
1.1.alpha2
1.1.alpha4
1.1.alpha5
1.1.alpha6
1.1.beta1
1.1.beta10
1.1.beta11
1.1.beta12
1.1.beta13
1.1.beta14
1.1.beta16
1.1.beta2
1.1.beta3
1.1.beta4
1.1.beta5
1.1.beta6
1.1.beta8
1.1.beta9
1.1.rc1
1.1.rc2
1.1.rc3
1.1.rc4
1.1.rc5
1.1.rc6
1.1.rc7
1.1.rc8
1.2.alpha1
1.2.alpha2
1.2.alpha3
1.2.alpha4
1.2.alpha5
1.2.beta1
1.2.beta2
1.2.beta3
1.2.beta4
1.2.rc1
2.*
2.0.0
2.0.1
2.0.10
2.0.11
2.0.12
2.0.13
2.0.14
2.0.15
2.0.2
2.0.3
2.0.4
2.0.5
2.0.6
2.0.7
2.0.8
2.0.9
2.0.alpha1
2.0.alpha2
2.0.alpha3
2.0.beta1
2.0.beta2
2.0.beta3
2.0.beta4
2.0.beta5
2.0.beta6
2.0.rc1
2.0.rc2
2.0.rc3
2.0.rc4
2.0.rc5
2.0.rc6
2.1.0
2.1.1
2.1.10
2.1.11
2.1.12
2.1.13
2.1.14
2.1.15
2.1.16
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.alpha1
2.1.alpha2
2.1.beta1
2.1.rc1
2.1.rc2
2.1.rc3
2.1.rc4
2.1.rc5
2.1.rc6
2.1.rc7
2.2.0
2.2.1
2.2.10
2.2.11
2.2.12
2.2.13
2.2.13.rc1
2.2.14
2.2.14.rc1
2.2.15
2.2.16
2.2.16.rc1
2.2.17
2.2.17.rc1
2.2.17.rc2
2.2.18
2.2.19
2.2.19.rc1
2.2.19.rc2
2.2.2
2.2.20
2.2.20.rc1
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.2.6
2.2.7
2.2.8
2.2.9
2.2.alpha1
2.2.beta1
2.2.beta2
2.2.rc1
2.2.rc2
2.2.rc3
2.2.rc4
2.2.rc5
2.2.rc6
2.2.rc7