CVE-2015-3420 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Dovecot versions prior to 2.2.17, specifically affecting configurations where SSLv3 is disabled. Remote attackers can trigger a login process crash through handshake failures. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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