SMTP: Dovecot Submission-Login and LMTP Infinite Loop Denial of Service

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against dovecot SMTP Server. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

lib-smtp in submission-login and lmtp in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandles truncated UTF-8 data in command parameters, as demonstrated by the unauthenticated triggering of a submission-login infinite loop.

Affected Products

Fedoraproject fedora

References

CVE: CVE-2020-7046

Short Name
SMTP:DOS:DOVECOT-LMTP-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
None
Category
SMTP
Keywords
CVE-2020-7046 Denial Dovecot Infinite LMTP Loop Service Submission-Login and of
Release Date
04/07/2020
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3590
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Dovecot

Fedoraproject

CVSS Score

7.8

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