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TI-2010-03592 Aliases CVE-2010-3780GHSA-cc69-pg9v-6fx9

Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of…

Priority LOW 23Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (master process outage) by simultaneously disconnecting many (1) IMAP or (2) POP3 sessions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02056 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.9VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.10VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.11VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.12VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.13VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.14VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.11 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.12 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.13 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.14 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0600 Released 2011-05-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    dovecot security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) dovecot-1:2.0.9-2.el6, dovecot-1:2.0.9-2.el6.ppc, dovecot-mysql-1:2.0.9-2.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) dovecot-1:2.0.9-2.el6, dovecot-devel-1:2.0.9-2.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) dovecot-1:2.0.9-2.el6, dovecot-mysql-1:2.0.9-2.el6, dovecot-pgsql-1:2.0.9-2.el6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) dovecot-1:2.0.9-2.el6, dovecot-devel-1:2.0.9-2.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0600
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3780
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cc69-pg9v-6fx9

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2019-08591 In Dovecot before 2.2.36.4 and 2.3.x before 2.3.7.2 (and Pigeonhole before 0.5.7.2)… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-05686 lib-smtp in submission-login and lmtp in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandles… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-07114 The auth component in Dovecot before 2.2.27, when auth-policy is configured, allows a… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2017-10567 Out-of-bounds read in Dovecot CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2022-12706 An issue was discovered in the auth component in Dovecot 2.2 and 2.3 before 2.3.20. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-08835 In Dovecot before 2.3.10.1, unauthenticated sending of malformed parameters to a NOOP… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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