Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840072
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-487-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-487-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-487-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Dovecot, when configured to use non-system-user spools and compressed folders, would allow directory traversals in mailbox names. Remote authenticated users could potentially read email owned by other users. Affected Software/OS: 'dovecot' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-2231 BugTraq ID: 23552 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23552 Bugtraq: 20070418 rPSA-2007-0074-1 dovecot (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466168/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-1359 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1359 http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-cvs/2007-March/008488.html http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-March/000038.html https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10995 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html http://secunia.com/advisories/25072 http://secunia.com/advisories/30342 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:008 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_8_sr.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-487-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1452 XForce ISS Database: dovecot-mboxstorage-directory-traversal(34082) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34082
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