CVE-2017-14230 Information disclosure in n/a

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information or crash the Cyrus IMAP daemon via a crafted LIST command due to an off-by-one error.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-14230?

CVE-2017-14230 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14230?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cyrus Imap.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-14230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ghq8-mj24-5v6f.

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