CVE-2016-3414: Zimbra Collaboration denial of service in mailboxd

CVE-2016-3414 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2017-01-18

A vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite allows authenticated users to crash the mailbox service. This can lead to a total loss of email availability for users on the affected server, disrupting business communications and operations.

Technologies: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite, Zimbra Collaboration Suite. Vendors: Synacor, Zimbra.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-3414 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-3414 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-3414?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 18 January 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?
Zimbra Collaboration Suite before 8.6.0 Patch 7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-3414?
A patch was published on 2016-06-28: Zimbra Collaboration 8.6.0 Patch 7 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2016-3414 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-3414?
Check whether you run Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite or Zimbra Collaboration Suite at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

This unspecified vulnerability (internally tracked as bug 102029) exists in Zimbra Collaboration Suite versions prior to 8.6.0 Patch 7. The flaw allows a remote authenticated user to trigger a denial of service condition by causing the 'mailboxd' process to shut down. While the exact technical vector is not disclosed in the advisory, it is classified as a P1/blocker bug by the vendor due to its impact on service availability. The issue is resolved in Zimbra Collaboration 8.6.0 Patch 7.

Affected products

  • Zimbra Zimbra Collaboration Suite before 8.6.0 Patch 7

Timeline

  • 2016-06-28: patched: Zimbra Collaboration 8.6.0 Patch 7 released
  • 2017-01-18: disclosed: NVD publication date

References

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