{"id":"ALSA-2020:4763","summary":"Moderate: dovecot security update","details":"Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux and other UNIX-like systems, written primarily with security in mind. It also contains a small POP3 server, and supports e-mail in either the maildir or mbox format. The SQL drivers and authentication plug-ins are provided as subpackages. \n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* dovecot: command followed by sufficient number of newlines leads to use-after-free (CVE-2020-10958)\n\n* dovecot: sending mail with empty quoted localpart leads to DoS (CVE-2020-10967)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-02-04T03:48:35.537287Z","published":"2020-11-03T12:33:59Z","related":["CVE-2020-10958","CVE-2020-10967"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-10958"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-10967"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dovecot","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.8-4.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2020:4763.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dovecot-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.8-4.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2020:4763.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}