CVE-2014-3430

dovecot: denial of service through maxxing out SSL connections

Published May 14, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2954-1 dovecot security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3442 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2213-1 Dovecot vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:43 AM
Reserved
May 7, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 14, 2014, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 9, 2014, 12:00 AM