Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-10958 CVE-2020-10967 |
CWE-ID | CWE-416 CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
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dovecot (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU27983
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10958
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing newline characters. A remote attacker can a specially crafted command to submission, submission-login or lmtp service and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
dovecot (Red Hat package): 2.3.8-2.el8_2.1
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64: 8.0
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian: 8.0
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64: 8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 8.0
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4763
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU27984
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10967
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed via email message. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email with empty quoted localpart and crash the submission or lmtp service.
PoC:
Send mail with envelope sender or recipient as ``<""@example.org>``.Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
dovecot (Red Hat package): 2.3.8-2.el8_2.1
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64: 8.0
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian: 8.0
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64: 8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 8.0
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4763
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.