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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200803-25.xml b/glsa-200803-25.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..70954c1c --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200803-25.xml @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200803-25"> + <title>Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Two vulnerabilities in Dovecot allow for information disclosure and + argument injection. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">dovecot</product> + <announced>March 18, 2008</announced> + <revised>March 18, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>212336</bug> + <bug>213030</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-mail/dovecot" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.13-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.13-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Dovecot is a lightweight, fast and easy to configure IMAP and POP3 mail + server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Dovecot uses the group configured via the "mail_extra_groups" setting, + which should be used to create lockfiles in the /var/mail directory, + when accessing arbitrary files (CVE-2008-1199). Dovecot does not escape + TAB characters in passwords when saving them, which might allow for + argument injection in blocking passdbs such as MySQL, PAM or shadow + (CVE-2008-1218). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Remote attackers can exploit the first vulnerability to disclose + sensitive data, such as the mail of other users, or modify files or + directories that are writable by group via a symlink attack. Please + note that the "mail_extra_groups" setting is set to the "mail" group by + default when the "mbox" USE flag is enabled. + </p> + <p> + The second vulnerability can be abused to inject arguments for internal + fields. No exploitation vectors are known for this vulnerability that + affect previously stable versions of Dovecot in Gentoo. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Dovecot users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-1.0.13-r1"</code> + <p> + This version removes the "mail_extra_groups" option and introduces a + "mail_privileged_group" setting which is handled safely. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1199">CVE-2008-1199</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1218">CVE-2008-1218</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:35:36 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:34:31 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:19:55 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |