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[TLP:CLEAR] Dovecot fixes 2 vulnerabilities

Dovecot (an IMAP and POP3 server) fixes 2 vulnerabilities in version 2.3.21.1 [1].

Dovecot - DoS (CVE-2024-23185)
CVSS 7.5 (High)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can carry out a DoS attack by sending e-mails with very large headers [2].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Dovecot; <2.3.21.1;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 14. 8. 2024.

Dovecot - DoS (CVE-2024-23184)
CVSS 7.5 (High)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can carry out a DoS attack by sending e-mails with a large number of addresses in the header [3][4].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Dovecot; <2.3.21.1;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 14. 8. 2024.


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Martin Krajči on 19. 8. 2024.

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