FreeBSD : dovecot -- json encoder crash (a64aa22f-61ec-11e9-85b9-a4badb296695)

high Nessus Plugin ID 124183

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Aki Tuomi reports :

* CVE-2019-10691: Trying to login with 8bit username containing invalid UTF8 input causes auth process to crash if auth policy is enabled. This could be used rather easily to cause a DoS. Similar crash also happens during mail delivery when using invalid UTF8 in From or Subject header when OX push notification driver is used.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 124183

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a64aa22f61ec11e985b9a4badb296695.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 4/19/2019

Updated: 1/23/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:dovecot, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:dovecot2, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/18/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-10691

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