CVE-2014-3430

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.35% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory dovecot.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/4 mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/59051 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/8 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/59537 third party advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0223.html
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.dovecot/77499 mailing list patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2954 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59552 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2213-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67306 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:113 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0790.html vendor advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0790.html
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2014-May/000273.html mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3430?
CVE-2014-3430 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3430?
To fix CVE-2014-3430, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3430 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-3430 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.