CVE-2014-3430
dovecot - security update
EPSS 3.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-3430
To remediate CVE-2014-3430, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dovecot—upgrade to 1:2.2.13~rc1-1 or later
- Debian/dovecot—upgrade to 1:1.2.15-7+deb6u1 or later
- Debian/dovecot—upgrade to 1:2.1.7-7+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2014-3430 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:2.2.13~rc1-1
- from 0, < 1:1.2.15-7+deb6u1
- from 0, < 1:2.1.7-7+deb7u1