CVE-2020-28200: Medium severity dovecot vulnerability

Published Jun 28, 2021
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Updated

The Sieve engine in Dovecot before 2.3.15 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, as demonstrated by a situation with a complex regular expression for the regex extension.

Affected Software

3 affected components
Dovecot dovecot<2.3.15
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Fedoraproject Fedora=34

Event History

Jun 28, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:08 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:08 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-28200.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-28200?

The severity of CVE-2020-28200 is medium with a CVSS score of 4.3.

3

What is affected by CVE-2020-28200?

Dovecot versions before 2.3.15 and Fedora versions 33 and 34 are affected by CVE-2020-28200.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2020-28200?

CVE-2020-28200 allows uncontrolled resource consumption, leading to a potential denial of service.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-28200?

Update Dovecot to version 2.3.15 or higher and update Fedora to the latest available patches.

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