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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71027
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1295-1 (dovecot-common)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to dovecot-common
announced via advisory USN-1295-1.

Details:

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly validated certificate hostnames
when being used as a POP3 and IMAP proxy. If a remote attacker were able to
perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view
sensitive information.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
dovecot-common 1:2.0.13-1ubuntu3.2

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1295-1

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4318
46886
http://secunia.com/advisories/46886
52311
http://secunia.com/advisories/52311
RHSA-2013:0520
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0520.html
[dovecot-news] 20111117 v2.0.16 released
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2011-November/000200.html
[oss-security] 20111118 Re: CVE Request -- Dovecot -- Validate certificate's CN against requested remote server hostname when proxying
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/18/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/18/7
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-2.0/rev/5e9eaf63a6b1
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=390887
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=754980
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