CVE-2024-25584 json
Dovecot accepts dot LF DOT LF symbol as end of DATA command.
published 2024-09-06 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-22912
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- dovecot dovecot 3.0.0
- open-xchange dovecot 3.0.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Open-Xchange GmbH OX Dovecot Pro
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-25584
- NVD CVE-2024-25584
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