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CVE-2013-2111

Publication date 27 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The IMAP functionality in Dovecot before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via invalid APPEND parameters.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
dovecot 14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected

Notes

seth-arnold

"low" because after authentication a user can cause their own process to spin; there are per-(user,IP) connection limits to limit the slowdown.

mdeslaur

only seems to affect 2.2.x

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
dovecot