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CVE-2017-14461

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 16.98%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-03-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. Its EPSS score suggests a 17.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2017-14461
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
16.98%

Original NVD Description

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.

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