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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201110-04 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: High |
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Title: Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: October 10, 2011 |
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Bugs: #286844, #293954, #314533, #368653 |
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ID: 201110-04 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Dovecot, the worst of which |
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allowing for remote execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Dovecot is an IMAP and POP3 server written with security primarily in |
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mind. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-mail/dovecot < 2.0.13 *>= 1.2.17 |
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>= 2.0.13 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Dovecot. Please review |
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the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause the |
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remote execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial of Service condition, |
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to conduct directory traversal attacks, corrupt data, or disclose |
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information. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Dovecot 1 users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-1.2.17" |
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All Dovecot 2 users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-2.0.13" |
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NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are |
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available since May 28, 2011. It is likely that your system is already |
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no longer affected by this issue. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-3235 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3235 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2009-3897 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3897 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2010-0745 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0745 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2010-3304 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3304 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2010-3706 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3706 |
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[ 6 ] CVE-2010-3707 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3707 |
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[ 7 ] CVE-2010-3779 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3779 |
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[ 8 ] CVE-2010-3780 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3780 |
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[ 9 ] CVE-2011-1929 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1929 |
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[ 10 ] CVE-2011-2166 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2166 |
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[ 11 ] CVE-2011-2167 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2167 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-04.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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