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Dovecot 'CVE-2014-3430' DoS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Dovecot is prone to a Denial of Service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Dovecot 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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Dovecot versions between 1.1 and 2.2.13, Dovecot-EE before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.2.13 or later. For Dovecot-EE, the fix is also in version 2.2.12.12 and 2.1.7.7.