Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.65010
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-838-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-838-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-838-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that the ACL plugin in Dovecot would incorrectly handle negative access rights. An attacker could exploit this flaw to access the Dovecot server, bypassing the intended access restrictions. This only affected Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. (CVE-2008-4577) It was discovered that the ManageSieve service in Dovecot incorrectly handled '..' in script names. A remote attacker could exploit this to read and modify arbitrary sieve files on the server. This only affected Ubuntu 8.10. (CVE-2008-5301) It was discovered that the Sieve plugin in Dovecot incorrectly handled certain sieve scripts. An authenticated user could exploit this with a crafted sieve script to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-2632, CVE-2009-3235) Affected Software/OS: 'dovecot' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4577 31587 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587 32164 http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 32471 http://secunia.com/advisories/32471 33149 http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 33624 http://secunia.com/advisories/33624 36904 http://secunia.com/advisories/36904 ADV-2008-2745 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745 FEDORA-2008-9202 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00816.html FEDORA-2008-9232 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00844.html GLSA-200812-16 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml MDVSA-2008:232 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232 RHSA-2009:0205 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html SUSE-SR:2009:004 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html USN-838-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1 [Dovecot-news] 20081005 v1.1.4 released http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10376 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5301 BugTraq ID: 32582 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32582 http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2008-November/035259.html http://secunia.com/advisories/32768 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3190 XForce ISS Database: managesieve-sieve-directory-traversal(46672) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46672 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2632 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html BugTraq ID: 36296 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36296 BugTraq ID: 36377 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36377 Debian Security Information: DSA-1881 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1881 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00491.html https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-cvs/2009-September/001253.html https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/cyrus-cvs/2009-September/001254.html http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-September/000135.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/3 http://www.osvdb.org/58103 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10082 http://secunia.com/advisories/36629 http://secunia.com/advisories/36632 http://secunia.com/advisories/36698 http://secunia.com/advisories/36713 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:016 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2559 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2641 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3235 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10515 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:018 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 XForce ISS Database: cmu-sieve-dovecot-unspecified-bo(53248) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53248
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