CVE-2017-14230
Publication date 10 September 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| cyrus-imapd | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| cyrus-imapd-2.4 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/issues/2132
- https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/6bd33275368edfa71ae117de895488584678ac79
- 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.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14230