SB2020081919 - Input validation error in dovecot (Alpine package)
Published: August 19, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020081919
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12674)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in RPA requests. A remote attacker can send a specially formatted 0-lenght RPA request and crash the auth service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.