Just came across this early this monring... and since running our family mail Server, need to fix it asap!
There are currently 2 nasty vulnerabilities known for IMAP Server dovecot, making it vulnerable to DoD attacs:
1.
Dovecot CVE-2024-23185: Very large headers can cause resource exhaustion when parsing message
Risk Level: HIGH
see here: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/15/4
2.
Dovecot CVE-2024-23184: Having a large number of address headers (From, To, Cc, Bcc, etc.) becomes excessively CPU intensive
Risk Level: Medium
see here: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/15/3
Looks like both an be fixed by upgrading to Version: 2.3.21.1 or later
Red Hat
Learning Community
A collaborative learning environment, enabling open source skill development.