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CVE-2014-3430
Published:May 14, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (16)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/8
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2954
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67306
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0790.html
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.dovecot/77499
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2014-May/000273.html
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0223.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59552
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-3430
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:113
http://secunia.com/advisories/59051
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3430
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2213-1
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0790.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/4
http://secunia.com/advisories/59537
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Authentication
CWE-287
EPSS
Base Score:
8.35