CVE-2014-3430 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Dovecot versions 1.1 through 2.2.12 and dovecot-ee versions 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x through 2.2.12.12. This flaw allows remote attackers to exhaust server resources by initiating incomplete SSL/TLS handshakes for IMAP/POP3 connections, as the software fails to properly close old connections. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0, it is a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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