CVE-2017-14461

Description

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 attacker needs to send a specially crafted email message to the server.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.86% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory dovecot.org
Affected: The Dovecot Project Dovecot
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3587-1/ third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00036.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4130 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3587-2/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103201 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2018-February/000370.html issue tracking mailing list vendor advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0510 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14461?
CVE-2017-14461 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14461?
To fix CVE-2017-14461, 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-2017-14461 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-14461 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-14461?
CVE-2017-14461 affects The Dovecot Project Dovecot.
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