CVE-2017-14230

9.1 CRITICAL
Published: September 10, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/6bd33275368edfa71ae117de895488584678ac79
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/issues/2132
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.4.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/6bd33275368edfa71ae117de895488584678ac79
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/issues/2132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-announce/2017-September/000145.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.4.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.2%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

cyrus