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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:2915-1)

🗓️ 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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The update for dovecot22 package fixes insecure SSL/TLS key and certificate file creation and LDAP based authentication issues

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2016.2915.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4983");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-19 00:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 19 Apr 2021)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:25+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:25 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-11-08 16:20:24 +0000 (Fri, 08 Nov 2019)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:2915-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0SP1|SLES12\.0SP2)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2016:2915-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162915-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1003952");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/984639");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-November/002423.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot22' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:2915-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for dovecot22 fixes the following issues:

 - insecure SSL/TLS key and certificate file creation (CVE-2016-4983) (bnc #984639)
 - Fix LDAP based authentication for some setups (boo #1003952)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'dovecot22' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP2.");

  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-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES12.0SP1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dovecot22", rpm:"dovecot22~2.2.13~4.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dovecot22-backend-mysql", rpm:"dovecot22-backend-mysql~2.2.13~4.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dovecot22-backend-pgsql", rpm:"dovecot22-backend-pgsql~2.2.13~4.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dovecot22-backend-sqlite", rpm:"dovecot22-backend-sqlite~2.2.13~4.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLES12.0SP2") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dovecot22", rpm:"dovecot22~2.2.13~4.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dovecot22-backend-mysql", rpm:"dovecot22-backend-mysql~2.2.13~4.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dovecot22-backend-pgsql", rpm:"dovecot22-backend-pgsql~2.2.13~4.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dovecot22-backend-sqlite", rpm:"dovecot22-backend-sqlite~2.2.13~4.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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15 Aug 2025 00:00Current
4.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score4.1
CVSS 22.1
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EPSS0.00395
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