Out-of-bounds Read Affecting dovecot-mysql package, versions <1:2.2.36-6.amzn2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-DOVECOTMYSQL-1683744
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed12 Aug 2020

Introduced: 12 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-12674  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 dovecot-mysql to version 1:2.2.36-6.amzn2.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1489.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot-mysql package and not the dovecot-mysql package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Dovecot before 2.3.11.3, sending a specially formatted RPA request will crash the auth service because a length of zero is mishandled.

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