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ALPINE-CVE-2020-7046

ALPINE-CVE-2020-7046 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.13dovecot0, 1.1.11-r0, 1.1.11-r1
Alpine:v3.19dovecot2.2.19-r1, 2.2.19-r0, 2.2.18-r1
Alpine:v3.15dovecot2.3.6-r0, 2.3.6-r1, 2.3.7-r0
Alpine:v3.21dovecot1.2.10-r0, 1.2.11-r0, 1.2.11-r1
Alpine:v3.11dovecot2.1.15-r0, 0, 1.1.11-r0
Alpine:v3.22dovecot2.3.9.2-r0, 1.1.11-r1, 1.1.13-r0
Alpine:v3.18dovecot2.2.34-r0, 2.3.9.2-r0, 2.3.9-r0
Alpine:v3.20dovecot2.3.3-r1, 2.3.9.2-r0, 2.3.9-r0
Alpine:v3.17dovecot2.0.17-r0, 1.1.11-r0, 1.1.14-r0
Alpine:v3.9dovecot1.2.12-r2, 0, 1.1.11-r0
Alpine:v3.8dovecot0, 2.3.7.2-r1, 2.3.7.2-r0
Alpine:v3.16dovecot2.3.8-r0, 2.3.8-r0, 2.0.17-r0
Alpine:v3.12dovecot2.2.19-r0, 0, 1.1.11-r0
Alpine:v3.10dovecot2.0.1-r0, 2.2.33.2-r4, 2.2.34-r0
Alpine:v3.23dovecot2.3.1-r1, 2.3.9-r0, 2.3.8-r0
Alpine:v3.14dovecot2.3.9.2-r0, 2.3.9-r0, 2.3.8-r0

Timeline

  • Feb 12, 2020 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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