Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package dovecot  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-DOVECOT-600183
  • published19 Aug 2020
  • disclosed12 Feb 2020

Introduced: 12 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-7046  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Debian security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Debian:unstable.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot package and not the dovecot package as distributed by Debian.

lib-smtp in submission-login and lmtp in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandles truncated UTF-8 data in command parameters, as demonstrated by the unauthenticated triggering of a submission-login infinite loop.