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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0223.html
- http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2014-May/000273.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0790.html
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.dovecot/77499Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0790.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59537
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59552
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2954
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:113
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67306
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2213-1
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0223.html
- http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2014-May/000273.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0790.html
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.dovecot/77499Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0790.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59537
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59552
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2954
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:113
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67306
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2213-1
Timeline
- Published
- May 14, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified