CVE-2017-14230

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.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/6bd33275368edfa71ae117de895488584678ac79	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/issues/2132	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-announce/2017-September/000145.html	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.4.html	Release Notes Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cyrus:imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-09-10 07:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:29

NVD link : CVE-2017-14230

Mitre link : CVE-2017-14230

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-14230

JSON object : View

Products Affected

cyrus

imap

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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