Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package dovecot  (opens in a new tab)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-UBUNTU1204-DOVECOT-637155
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed27 May 2014

Introduced: 27 May 2014

CVE-2013-2111  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.04.

NVD Description

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

The IMAP functionality in Dovecot before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via invalid APPEND parameters.