vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-24386): Dovecot vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 5, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 4, 2021
Added
Jan 5, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
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).
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-dovecot-core
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