Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:10948Denial Of Service (DoS)
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
dovecot is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) attacks. The vulnerability exists as 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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| dovecot | eq | 2.0.9__2.el6_1.1 | |
| dovecot | eq | 2.0__0.10.beta6.20100630.el6 | |
| dovecot | eq | 2.0.9__2.el6 | |
| dovecot | eq | 2.0.9__5.el6 |
References
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0223.html
dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2014-May/000273.html
linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0790.html
permalink.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.dovecot/77499
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0790.html
secunia.com/advisories/59051
secunia.com/advisories/59537
secunia.com/advisories/59552
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2954
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:113
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/4
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/8
www.securityfocus.com/bid/67306
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2213-1
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0790.html
Related
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P