CVE-2024-25584
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-29
Dovecot accepts dot LF DOT LF symbol as end of DATA command. RFC requires that it should always be CR LF DOT CR LF. This causes Dovecot to convert single mail with LF DOT LF in middle, into two emails when relaying to SMTP. Dovecot will split mail with LF DOT LF into two mails. Upgrade to latest released version. No publicly available exploits are known.
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-2076Dovecot: Schwachstelle ermöglicht nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2024-09-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Dovecot ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-25584/cnnvd
- https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2024/oxdc-adv-2024-0001.jsoncnnvd
- https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2024/oxdc-adv-2024-0001.jsonenisa_euvd
- https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2024/oxdc-adv-2024-0001.jsonnvd
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