VDB
ALPINE-CVE-2017-14461
ALPINE-CVE-2017-14461
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.099999904632568 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
7.099999904632568
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.19 | dovecot | 2.2.9-r0, 0, 1.1.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | dovecot | 1.1.11-r0, 2.2.9-r0, 2.2.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | dovecot | 2.2.9-r0, 0, 1.1.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | dovecot | 1.1.11-r0, 2.2.9-r0, 2.2.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | dovecot | 2.2.34-r0, 1.1.11-r0, 1.1.11-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | dovecot | 2.2.9-r0, 1.1.13-r0, 1.1.14-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | dovecot | 2.1.10-r1, 1.1.11-r1, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | dovecot | 1.2.5-r0, 1.2.4-r1, 1.2.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | dovecot | 2.2.25-r1, 2.2.9-r0, 2.2.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | dovecot | 2.1.10-r1, 2.1.10-r0, 2.2.9-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | dovecot | 2.2.25-r0, 2.2.8-r0, 2.2.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | dovecot | 2.1.10-r1, 2.1.12-r0, 2.1.13-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | dovecot | 2.0.15-r0, 2.2.9-r0, 2.2.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | dovecot | 2.2.9-r0, 2.2.8-r0, 2.2.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | dovecot | 2.2.9-r0, 1.1.11-r0, 1.1.11-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | dovecot | 2.2.9-r0, 0, 1.1.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | dovecot | 1.1.11-r0, 1.1.11-r1, 1.1.13-r0 |
Timeline
- Mar 2, 2018 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch