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CVE-2014-3430

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not...

5.0 MediumFix available

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.

Exploit likelihood

3.33%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.

Record
CVE-2014-3430
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.

Record
CVE-2014-3430
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3442 No score

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.

Record
EUVD-2014-3442
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-45g3-59h2-54v9 No score

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not...

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.

Record
GHSA-45g3-59h2-54v9
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.

Record
CVE-2014-3430
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-3430 No score

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3430
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2014-0223 No score

Updated dovecot packages fix security vulnerability

Updated dovecot packages fix security vulnerability.

Dovecot before 2.2.13 is vulnerable to a DoS attack against imap/pop3-login processes. If SSL/TLS handshake was started but wasn't finished, the login process attempted to eventually forcibly disconnect the client, but failed to do it correctly. This could have left the connections hanging around for a long time (CVE-2014-3430).

Record
MGASA-2014-0223
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10158-1 No score

dovecot22-2.2.27-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the dovecot22-2.2.27-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10158-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3430 No score

Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3430
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2213-1 No score

dovecot vulnerability

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled closing inactive SSL/TLS connections. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dovecot to stop responding to new connections, resulting in a denial of service.

Record
USN-2213-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dovecot
Debian:12
 before 1:2.2.13~rc1-1
1:2.2.13~rc1-1
dovecot
Debian:13
 before 1:2.2.13~rc1-1
1:2.2.13~rc1-1
dovecot
Debian:14
 before 1:2.2.13~rc1-1
1:2.2.13~rc1-1
dovecot
Debian:6.0
 before 1:1.2.15-7+deb6u1, plus listed versions
1:1.2.15-41:1.2.15-7
1:1.2.15-7+deb6u1
dovecot
Debian:7
 before 1:2.1.7-7+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1:2.1.7-7
1:2.1.7-7+deb7u1
dovecot
Mageia:3
 before 2.1.15-2.1.mga3
2.1.15-2.1.mga3
dovecot
Mageia:4
 before 2.2.6-2.2.mga4
2.2.6-2.2.mga4
dovecot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot-mysql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dovecot-pgsql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot-pigeonhole
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot-mysql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot-pgsql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot-pigeonhole
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
1:2.0.9-7.el6_5.1
dovecot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot-mysql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot-pgsql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot-pigeonhole
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot-mysql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot-pgsql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot-pigeonhole
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
1:2.2.10-4.el7_0.1
dovecot
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1, plus listed versions
1:2.1.7-7ubuntu31:2.2.9-1ubuntu11:2.2.9-1ubuntu2
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1
dovecot22
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 2.2.27-1.1
2.2.27-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-3430 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Dovecot, published May 13, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.33%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in dovecot 1:2.2.13~rc1-1.

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