Check Point Advisories

Dovecot Denial of Service (CVE-2020-10967)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0492
Date Published:	17 Jun 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 17 June, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-10967
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Dovecot 2.3.0 - 2.3.10
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Dovecot. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause a denial-of-service condition.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Dovecot Denial of Service (CVE-2020-10967) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Dovecot Denial of Service (CVE-2020-10967)