Unscored severity · published May 14, 2014
CVE-2014-3430
Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dovecot · Dovecot
1.1; 1.1; 1.1.0; 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.1.3; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3430
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3430
advisories.mageia.org
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0223.html
Patch
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2014-May/000273.html
linux.oracle.com
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0790.html
Patch
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.dovecot/77499
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0790.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/59051
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