Out-of-bounds Read in Dovecot
CVE-2017-14461
A specially crafted email delivered over SMTP and passed on to Dovecot by MTA can trigger an out of bounds read resulting in potential sensitive information disclosure and denial of service. In order to trigger this vulnerability, an attac…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.170 (96.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Dovecot — versions 2.2.33.2
- The Dovecot Project — versions 2.2.33.2
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Ubuntu — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Issue Tracking)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14461?
- CVE-2017-14461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dovecot, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-03-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14461?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14461 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.