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Scientific Linux Security Update : dovecot on SL7.x x86_64 (20190920)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 129151

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - dovecot: improper NULL byte handling in IMAP and ManageSieve protocol parsers leads to out of bounds writes (CVE-2019-11500)

 For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?86328509

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 129151

File Name: sl_20190920_dovecot_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/23/2019

Updated: 2/24/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:dovecot, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:dovecot-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:dovecot-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:dovecot-mysql, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:dovecot-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:dovecot-pigeonhole, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/20/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11500