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CVE-2017-15130

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random...

5.9 MediumFix available

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.55%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Record
CVE-2017-15130
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Record
CVE-2017-15130
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6591 No score

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Record
EUVD-2017-6591
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-36px-qc55-gxh7 5.9

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random...

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Record
GHSA-36px-qc55-gxh7
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-15130 5.9

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-15130
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.9

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Record
CVE-2017-15130
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15130 5.9

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15130
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15130 5.9

A denial of service flaw was found in dovecot before 2.2.34. An attacker able to generate random SNI server names could exploit TLS SNI configuration lookups, leading to excessive memory usage and the process to restart.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15130
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0160 No score

Updated dovecot packages fix security vulnerabilities

Dovecot has been updated to version 2.2.34 to fix two security issues.

CVE-2017-14461: This vulnerability comes in two flavors. A malicious party can send a specially crafted email to a vulnerable system, causing it to crash dovecot. In some systems, the mail can be stored into the mail system, causing crash every time it is being opened.

CVE-2017-15130: If dovecot has been configured with local name or local net configuration blocks, SNI lookups can be used to trash memory with useless config by using random servernames.

Record
MGASA-2018-0160
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10726-1 No score

dovecot23-2.3.16-1.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the dovecot23-2.3.16-1.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10726-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14715-1 No score

dovecot24-2.4.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the dovecot24-2.4.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14715-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2632-1 No score

Security update for dovecot22

This update for dovecot22 fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2017-15130: Fixed a potential denial of service via TLS SNI config lookups, which would slow the process down and could have led to exhaustive memory allocation and/or process restarts (bsc#1082828)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2632-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2632-2 No score

Security update for dovecot22

This update for dovecot22 fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2017-15130: Fixed a potential denial of service via TLS SNI config lookups, which would slow the process down and could have led to exhaustive memory allocation and/or process restarts (bsc#1082828)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2632-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3587-1 No score

dovecot vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled parsing certain email addresses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-14461)

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled TLS SNI config lookups. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15130)

Record
USN-3587-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dovecot
Alpine:v3.10
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.11
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.12
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.13
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.14
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.15
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.16
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.17
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.18
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.19
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dovecot
Alpine:v3.20
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.21
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.22
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.23
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.24
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.7
before 2.2.34-r0
2.2.34-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.8
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Alpine:v3.9
before 2.3.1-r0
2.3.1-r0
dovecot
Debian:12
before 1:2.2.34-1
1:2.2.34-1
dovecot
Debian:13
before 1:2.2.34-1
1:2.2.34-1
dovecot
Debian:14
before 1:2.2.34-1
1:2.2.34-1
dovecot
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1:2.1.7-7+deb7u2, plus listed versions
1:2.1.7-71:2.1.7-7+deb7u1
1:2.1.7-7+deb7u2
dovecot
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1:2.2.13-12~deb8u4, plus listed versions
1:2.2.13-111:2.2.13-12~deb8u11:2.2.13-12~deb8u21:2.2.13-12~deb8u3
1:2.2.13-12~deb8u4
dovecot
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1:2.2.27-3+deb9u2, plus listed versions
1:2.2.27-31:2.2.27-3+deb9u11:2.2.27-3+deb9u2~bpo8+1
1:2.2.27-3+deb9u2
dovecot
Mageia:6
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.2.34-1.mga6
2.2.34-1.mga6
dovecot22
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot22
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
before 2.2.31-19.11.1
2.2.31-19.11.1
dovecot
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.4, plus listed versions
1:2.1.7-7ubuntu31:2.2.9-1ubuntu11:2.2.9-1ubuntu21:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.11:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.3
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.4
dovecot
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.7, plus listed versions
1:2.2.18-2ubuntu21:2.2.22-1ubuntu11:2.2.22-1ubuntu21:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.11:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.21:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.31:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.41:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.6
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.7
dovecot
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.4, plus listed versions
1:2.1.7-7ubuntu31:2.2.9-1ubuntu11:2.2.9-1ubuntu21:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.11:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.3
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.4
dovecot
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.7, plus listed versions
1:2.2.18-2ubuntu21:2.2.22-1ubuntu11:2.2.22-1ubuntu21:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.11:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.21:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.31:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.41:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.6
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.7
dovecot23
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
before 2.3.16-1.6
2.3.16-1.6
dovecot24
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 24 CVEs
before 2.4.0-1.1
2.4.0-1.1

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-2017-15130 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Dovecot, published February 28, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.55%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in dovecot 2.3.1-r0.

References

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