DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12100

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12100 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

In Dovecot before 2.3.11.3, uncontrolled recursion in submission, lmtp, and lda allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted e-mail message with deeply nested MIME parts.

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

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:11	dovecot	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	dovecot	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	dovecot	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	dovecot	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Aug 12, 2020 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12100 advisory

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