vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-7957: Improper Input Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 12, 2020 | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 22, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 12, 2020
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 22, 2025
Description
The IMAP and LMTP components in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandle snippet generation when many characters must be read to compute the snippet and a trailing > character exists. This causes a denial of service in which the recipient cannot read all of their messages.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-dovecot
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