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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120408
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-386)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-386 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-386 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Dovecot 1.1 before 2.2.13 and dovecot-ee before 2.1.7.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.12.12 does not properly close old connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an incomplete SSL/TLS handshake for an IMAP/POP3 connection.

Affected Software/OS:
'dovecot' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3430
BugTraq ID: 67306
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67306
Debian Security Information: DSA-2954 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2954
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:113
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2014-May/000273.html
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.dovecot/77499
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/8
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0790
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0790.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59051
http://secunia.com/advisories/59537
http://secunia.com/advisories/59552
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2213-1
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