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FreeBSD : dovecot -- Specific LDAP + auth cache configuration may mix up user logins (cf484358-b5d6-11dc-8de0-001c2514716c)

high Nessus Plugin ID 29811

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Dovecot reports :

If two users with the same password and same pass_filter variables log in within auth_cache_ttl seconds (1h by default), the second user may get logged in with the first user's cached pass_attrs. For example if pass_attrs contained the user's home/mail directory, this would mean that the second user will be accessing the first user's mails.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?c7511286

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 29811

File Name: freebsd_pkg_cf484358b5d611dc8de0001c2514716c.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 12/31/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:dovecot, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 12/29/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2007