Is CVE-2020-7046 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-7046 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-7046?

CVE-2020-7046 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-7046?

CVE-2020-7046 has an EPSS score of 51.26% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7046?

Upgrade dovecot to 2.3.9.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-7046

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

lib-smtp in submission-login and lmtp in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandles truncated UTF-8 data in command parameters, as demonstrated by the unauthenticated triggering of a submission-login infinite loop.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

dovecotNVD

Affected:>= 2.3.9, < 2.3.9.3Fixed in:2.3.9.3CVE-2020-7046derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

51.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory1

openwall.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-13935	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
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CVE-2024-20353	High	8.6	71%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-0778	High	7.5	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-14241	High	7.5	70%	-	-
CVE-2017-16944	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.