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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-12673

In Dovecot before 2.3.11.3, sending a specially formatted NTLM request will crash the auth service because of an out-of-bounds read.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.19%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In Dovecot before 2.3.11.3, sending a specially formatted NTLM request will crash the auth service because of an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
6.19% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
dovecot/dovecot · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.