An issue was discovered in Dovecot before 2.3.13. By using IMAP IDLE, an authenticated attacker can trigger unhibernation via attacker-controlled parameters, leading to access to other users' email messages (and path disclosure).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-pigeonhole | May 4, 2022 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade dovecot | Jan 29, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade dovecot-pgsql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-debugsourceUpgrade dovecot-mysql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-mysql | Jun 1, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade dovecot | Jan 6, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade dovecot | Jan 7, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-mail/dovecot. | Jan 11, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-mysql | Feb 2, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecot-devel | May 26, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade dovecot-pgsql-debuginfoUpgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-debugsourceUpgrade dovecot-pigeonholeUpgrade dovecot-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot-mysqlUpgrade dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfoUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade dovecot-mysql-debuginfoNo solution exists | May 21, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dovecot23-backend-mysqlUpgrade dovecot22-develUpgrade dovecot23-backend-sqliteUpgrade dovecot22-backend-sqliteUpgrade dovecot22-backend-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot23-develUpgrade dovecot22-backend-mysqlUpgrade dovecot22Upgrade dovecot23-fts-solrUpgrade dovecot23-fts-luceneUpgrade dovecot23-backend-pgsqlUpgrade dovecot23-ftsUpgrade dovecot23Upgrade dovecot23-fts-squat | Jan 5, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade dovecot-core | Jan 5, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
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