{"id":"USN-7013-1","summary":"dovecot vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled a large number of\naddress headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\nDovecot to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.\n(CVE-2024-23184)\n\nIt was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled very large headers. A\nremote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to consume\nresources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-23185)\n","modified":"2026-04-27T17:32:35.844272607Z","published":"2024-09-16T11:52:43Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23184","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23185"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-23184","CVE-2024-23185","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23184","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23185"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7013-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23184"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23185"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dovecot","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"}]}],"versions":["1:2.3.4.1-5ubuntu3","1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu1","1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu2","1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3","1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.1","1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.2","1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.3","1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.4","1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.5","1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"dovecot-auth-lua","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-core","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-gssapi","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-imapd","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-ldap","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-lmtpd","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-lucene","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-managesieved","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-mysql","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-pgsql","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-pop3d","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-sieve","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-solr","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-sqlite","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-submissiond","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"},{"binary_name":"mail-stack-delivery","binary_version":"1:2.3.7.2-1ubuntu3.7"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2024-23185","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7013-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dovecot","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"}]}],"versions":["1:2.3.13+dfsg1-1ubuntu3","1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu1","1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2","1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1","1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"dovecot-auth-lua","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-core","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-gssapi","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-imapd","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-ldap","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-lmtpd","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-lucene","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-managesieved","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-mysql","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-pgsql","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-pop3d","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-sieve","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-solr","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-sqlite","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"dovecot-submissiond","binary_version":"1:2.3.16+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.4"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2024-23184","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]},{"id":"CVE-2024-23185","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7013-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}