VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-14461

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability16.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-03-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Description

A specially crafted email delivered over SMTP and passed on to Dovecot by MTA can trigger an out of bounds read resulting in potential sensitive information disclosure and denial of service. In order to trigger this vulnerability, an attacker needs to send a specially crafted email message to the server.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references