Submitted by MarcDeslauriers on Mon, 2009-09-28 13:25
Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2008-4577, CVE-2008-5301, CVE-2009-2632, CVE-2009-3235
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-838-1 September 28, 2009
dovecot vulnerabilities
CVE-2008-4577, CVE-2008-5301, CVE-2009-2632, CVE-2009-3235
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
dovecot-common 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu5.2
Ubuntu 8.10:
dovecot-common 1:1.1.4-0ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 9.04:
dovecot-common 1:1.1.11-0ubuntu4.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
Details follow:
It was discovered that the ACL plugin in Dovecot would incorrectly handle
negative access rights. An attacker could exploit this flaw to access the
Dovecot server, bypassing the intended access restrictions. This only
affected Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. (CVE-2008-4577)
It was discovered that the ManageSieve service in Dovecot incorrectly
handled ".." in script names. A remote attacker could exploit this to read
and modify arbitrary sieve files on the server. This only affected Ubuntu
8.10. (CVE-2008-5301)
It was discovered that the Sieve plugin in Dovecot incorrectly handled
certain sieve scripts. An authenticated user could exploit this with a
crafted sieve script to cause a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-2632, CVE-2009-3235)


