Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14230

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.

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Affected products

Cyrus/IMAP
cpe:2.3:a:cyrus:imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.0.3
Cyrus/Cyrus IMAPdllm-fuzzy
Range: <3.0.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/commit/6bd33275368edfa71ae117de895488584678ac79nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-imapd/issues/2132nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-announce/2017-September/000145.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.4.htmlnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory

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