CVE-2020-24386 Affecting dovecot package, versions <1:2.3.13+dfsg1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-DOVECOT-1544427
  • published5 Jan 2021
  • disclosed4 Jan 2021

Introduced: 4 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-24386  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 dovecot to version 1:2.3.13+dfsg1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot package and not the dovecot package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Dovecot before 2.3.13. By using IMAP IDLE, an authenticated attacker can trigger unhibernation via attacker-controlled parameters, leading to access to other users' email messages (and path disclosure).

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