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01 Record

CVE-2015-3420

The 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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

The 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.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 86.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2017-09-19 15:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 05:47Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2015-04-27
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase
  • CWE-391Unchecked Error ConditionBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
1d3ea09e8a8732d1dd7a828d9879bce11f0d29f8c93aaaf149b0246a3f3c5d44

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
dovecotdovecotNot specified—
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • dovecot
    Fixed in 1:2.2.13-12

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • dovecot
    Fixed in 1:2.2.13-12

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • dovecot
    Fixed in 1:2.2.13-12

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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