CVE-2017-14230

cyrus-imapd: Off-by-one error in prefix calculation in the mboxlist_do_find function

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

8.2

CVSS 3.0

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Published · August 31, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 8.2
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CWE-193 · Off-by-one Error