Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840234
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-666-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-666-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-666-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that certain email headers were not correctly handled by Dovecot. If a remote attacker sent a specially crafted email to a user with a mailbox managed by Dovecot, that user's mailbox would become inaccessible through Dovecot, leading to a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: 'dovecot' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4907 BugTraq ID: 31997 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31997 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000089.html http://secunia.com/advisories/32479 http://secunia.com/advisories/32677 http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1 XForce ISS Database: dovecot-mail-header-dos(46227) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46227
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