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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202009-02 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: September 06, 2020 |
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Bugs: #736617 |
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ID: 202009-02 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Dovecot, the worst of which |
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could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Background |
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Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 email server. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-mail/dovecot < 2.3.11.3 >= 2.3.11.3 |
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Description |
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It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled deeply nested MIME |
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parts, incorrectly handled memory when using NTLM, and incorrectly |
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handled zero-length messages. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted mail or send specially |
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crafted authentication requests possibly resulting in a Denial of |
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Service condition. |
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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 users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-2.3.11.3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-12100 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12100 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2020-12673 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12673 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2020-12674 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12674 |
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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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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-02 |
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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 2020 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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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |