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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-7046

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.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 51.3%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 51.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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.

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
51.26% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-835
Affected
dovecot/dovecot · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
cve@mitre.org

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