CVE-2017-15130

dovecot: TLS SNI config lookups are inefficient and can be used for DoS

Published Mar 2, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1333-1 dovecot security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4130-1 dovecot security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6591 A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3587-1 Dovecot vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3587-2 Dovecot vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:17 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 28, 2018, 12:00 AM