USN-2213-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2213-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2213-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2213-1
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Published
2014-05-15T14:24:57.484011Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:02Z
Summary
dovecot vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled closing inactive SSL/TLS connections. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dovecot to stop responding to new connections, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu1
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-imapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-mysql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sieve"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-solr"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2014-3430"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}