CVE-2017-14461 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-14461 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 02/03/2018 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: talos | Vendor: The Dovecot Project | Product: Dovecot
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-14461 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-125
CWE Name: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
Source: The Dovecot Project

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).