VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-3430

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-05-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references