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Posted on 11 October 2011
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201110-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 10, 2011
Bugs: #286844, #293954, #314533, #368653
ID: 201110-04

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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Dovecot, the worst of which
allowing for remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========
Dovecot is an IMAP and POP3 server written with security primarily in
mind.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/dovecot < 2.0.13 *>= 1.2.17
>= 2.0.13

Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Dovecot. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======
A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause the
remote execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial of Service condition,
to conduct directory traversal attacks, corrupt data, or disclose
information.

Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========
All Dovecot 1 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-1.2.17"

All Dovecot 2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/dovecot-2.0.13"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
available since May 28, 2011. It is likely that your system is already
no longer affected by this issue.

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-3235
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3235
[ 2 ] CVE-2009-3897
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3897
[ 3 ] CVE-2010-0745
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0745
[ 4 ] CVE-2010-3304
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3304
[ 5 ] CVE-2010-3706
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3706
[ 6 ] CVE-2010-3707
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3707
[ 7 ] CVE-2010-3779
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3779
[ 8 ] CVE-2010-3780
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3780
[ 9 ] CVE-2011-1929
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1929
[ 10 ] CVE-2011-2166
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2166
[ 11 ] CVE-2011-2167
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2167

Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-04.xml

Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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