CVE-2017-14230
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyrus | imap | {"endIncluding":"3.0.3"} | |
References
- https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/6bd33275368edfa71ae117de895488584678ac79
- https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/issues/2132
- https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-announce/2017-September/000145.html
- https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.4.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14230.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14230
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.