CVE-2015-3420

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3420
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-19 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-05 15:17:00 UTC
DescriptionThe ssl-proxy-openssl.c function in Dovecot before 2.2.17, when SSLv3 is disabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (login process crash) via vectors related to handshake failures.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-295

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dovecot Dovecot All All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Dovecot-news] v2.2.17 released MLIST dovecot.org Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE request: Dovecot remote DoS on TLS connections MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: dovecot-2.2.16-2.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Dovecot remote DoS on TLS connections MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[patch] TLS Handshake failures can crash imap-login MLIST dovecot.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: dovecot-2.2.16-2.fc20 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: dovecot-2.2.16-2.fc21 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
1216057 – (CVE-2015-3420) CVE-2015-3420 dovecot: SSL/TLS handshake failures leading to a crash of the login process. CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Dovecot 'ssl-proxy-openssl.c' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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