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CVE-2014-3430 json

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 re…

published 2014-05-14 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-3442

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • dovecot Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2.2.13~rc1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3430

  • dovecot Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3430

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  • dovecot RHEL 6 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
  • dovecot RHEL 7 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
  • dovecot-mysql RHEL 6 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
  • dovecot-mysql RHEL 7 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
  • dovecot-pgsql RHEL 6 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
  • dovecot-pgsql RHEL 7 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
  • dovecot-pigeonhole RHEL 6 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
  • dovecot-pigeonhole RHEL 7 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0790

  • dovecot22 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2.27-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10158-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3430 updated cvss 5.0

dovecot: denial of service through maxxing out SSL connections

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 dovecot
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) dovecot 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1, dovecot-mysql 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1, dovecot-pgsql 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1, dovecot-pigeonhole 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) dovecot 2.2.10-4.el7_0.1, dovecot-mysql 2.2.10-4.el7_0.1, dovecot-pgsql 2.2.10-4.el7_0.1, dovecot-pigeonhole 2.2.10-4.el7_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) dovecot 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) dovecot 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1, dovecot-mysql 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1, dovecot-pgsql 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1, dovecot-pigeonhole 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) dovecot 2.2.10-4.el7_0.1, dovecot-mysql 2.2.10-4.el7_0.1, dovecot-pgsql 2.2.10-4.el7_0.1, dovecot-pigeonhole 2.2.10-4.el7_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) dovecot 2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0790

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Exploit prediction

3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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