TI-2013-01880 Aliases CVE-2013-2111 GHSA-q87m-7r55-pj97

The IMAP functionality in Dovecot before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

LOW 27CWE-20Published 2014-05-27 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02427 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot::::::::	up to 2.2.1	Vulnerable	The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc1::::::	2.2 rc1	Vulnerable	The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc2::::::	2.2 rc2	Vulnerable	The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc3::::::	2.2 rc3	Vulnerable	The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc4::::::	2.2 rc4	Vulnerable	The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc5::::::	2.2 rc5	Vulnerable	The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc6::::::	2.2 rc6	Vulnerable	The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc7::::::	2.2 rc7	Vulnerable	The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2.0:::::::*	2.2.0	Vulnerable	The Dovecot Project

cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 rc3 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 rc4 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 rc5 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 rc6 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 rc7 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 2 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2111
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q87m-7r55-pj97

References

Patch 1

[Dovecot-news] 20130520 v2.2.2 released

Other 1

[oss-security] 20130524 Re: CVE request: dovecot : "APPEND" Parameters Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability

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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