GLSA 201110-04: Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/10/2011
Bugs:	#286844, #293954, #314533, #368653
ID:	201110-04

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Dovecot, the worst of which allowing for remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Dovecot is an IMAP and POP3 server written with security primarily in mind.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-mail/dovecot	< 2.0.13	>= 1.2.17	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Dovecot. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause the remote execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial of Service condition, to conduct directory traversal attacks, corrupt data, or disclose information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Dovecot 1 users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-1.2.17"

All Dovecot 2 users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-2.0.13"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since May 28, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-04.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.