CVE-2017-14230

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-08-31
CWE:
CWE-193
Bugzilla:
1491236: CVE-2017-14230 cyrus-imapd: Off-by-one error in prefix calculation in the mboxlist_do_find function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In the mboxlist_do_find function in imap/mboxlist.c in Cyrus IMAP before 3.0.4, an off-by-one error in prefix calculation for the LIST command caused use of uninitialized memory, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a 'LIST "" "Other Users"' command.

Find out more about CVE-2017-14230 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 8.2
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 cyrus-imapd Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 cyrus-imapd Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 cyrus-imapd Not affected

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