The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) due to improper restrictions on the size of address headers
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 85 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Amazon Linux 2023 : dovecot, dovecot-devel, dovecot-mysql (ALAS2023-2024-785) | 11 Dec 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian dla-3860 : dovecot-auth-lua - security update | 2 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 40 : dovecot (2024-e23e8a3f1e) | 28 Aug 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : Dovecot vulnerabilities (USN-6982-1) | 2 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | AlmaLinux 9 : dovecot (ALSA-2024:6529) | 11 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | AlmaLinux 8 : dovecot (ALSA-2024:6973) | 25 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 39 : dovecot (2024-ba5bb9f63a) | 28 Aug 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 9 : dovecot (RHSA-2024:6465) | 9 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Slackware Linux 15.0 / current dovecot Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2024-227-01) | 14 Aug 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Dovecot vulnerabilities (USN-7013-1) | 16 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6982-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6982.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-23184", "CVE-2024-23185");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-09-02 08:10:58 +0000 (Mon, 02 Sep 2024)");
script_version("2024-09-03T06:26:22+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-09-03 06:26:22 +0000 (Tue, 03 Sep 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6982-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU24\.04\ LTS");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-6982-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6982-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-6982-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that Dovecot did not not properly have restrictions on
ithe size of address headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause denial of service. (CVE-2024-23184, CVE-2024-23185)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'dovecot' package(s) on Ubuntu 24.04.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU24.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"dovecot-core", ver:"1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6", rls:"UBUNTU24.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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