Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for dovecot
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-10957 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system dovecot (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU27981
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10957
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing NOOP command. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted NOOP command to submission, submission-login or lmtp service, trigger a NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service attack.
PoC command:
``NOOP EE"FY``Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 8.2
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64: 8.0
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian: 8.0
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64: 8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 8.0
dovecot (Red Hat package): before 2.3.8-2.el8_2.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_server_-_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_codeready_linux_builder_for_arm_64:8.0:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_codeready_linux_builder_for_x86_64:8.0:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:8:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:dovecot_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2901
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
