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CVE-2017-14461

A specially crafted email delivered over SMTP and passed on to Dovecot by MTA can trigger an out of bounds read resulting in potential sensitive information disclosure and denial of service. In order to trigger this vulnerability, an attacker needs to send a specially crafted email message to the server.

Severity
High 7.1
Published
2 Mar 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
17% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
DovecotServers and applications · cpe:a:dovecot:dovecot
  • Version 2.2.33.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14461
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14461