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CVE-2017-14230 (GCVE-0-2017-14230)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-10 07:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:28
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Summary
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.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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