#VU10838 Out-of-bounds read in Dovecot - CVE-2017-14461
Published: March 2, 2018 / Updated: March 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10838
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14461
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Dovecot
Dovecot
Software vendor:
Dovecot
Dovecot
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper parsing of crafted email messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email message over SMTP, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read and gain access to potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 2.2.34.