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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843950
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3928-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-3928-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-3928-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled reading certain headers
from the index. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate
privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'dovecot' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-7524
BugTraq ID: 107672
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672
Bugtraq: 20190328 [SECURITY] [DSA 4418-1] dovecot security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/59
Debian Security Information: DSA-4418 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4418
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHFZ5OWRIZGIWZJ5PTNVWWZNLLNH4XYS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4XLI55NGRDTGMVOPYFCPPFNPA5VKYSSY/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-19
https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2019-March/000403.html
https://dovecot.org/security.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00038.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/28/1
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1212 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00060.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1220 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00067.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3928-1/
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