openSUSE 10 Security Update : dovecot (dovecot-5647)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 34320

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

When configured with 'mail_extra_groups' dovecot potentially allowed users to read mail boxes of other users. This is not the case in the default configuration of on openSUSE (CVE-2008-1199).

By using tab characters in passwords remote attackers could potentially acquire unauthorized access (CVE-2008-1218).

Flaws in caching LDAP data could lead to users getting logged in with the wrong account (CVE-2007-6598).

Solution

Update the affected dovecot packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 34320

File Name: suse_dovecot-5647.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dovecot, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dovecot-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6598, CVE-2008-1199, CVE-2008-1218

CWE: 16, 255, 264, 59

Detections

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