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Ubuntu Update for dovecot vulnerability USN-666-1

🗓️ 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Ubuntu Update for dovecot vulnerability USN-666-1. Certain email headers were not handled correctly by Dovecot, leading to denial of service

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###############################################################################
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_ubuntu_USN_666_1.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $
#
# Ubuntu Update for dovecot vulnerability USN-666-1
#
# Authors:
# System Generated Check
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
###############################################################################

include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "It was discovered that certain email headers were not correctly handled
  by Dovecot.  If a remote attacker sent a specially crafted email to a
  user with a mailbox managed by Dovecot, that user's mailbox would become
  inaccessible through Dovecot, leading to a denial of service.";

tag_summary = "Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-666-1";
tag_affected = "dovecot vulnerability on Ubuntu 8.10";
tag_solution = "Please Install the Updated Packages.";



if(description)
{
  script_xref(name: "URL" , value: "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-666-1/");
  script_id(840234);
  script_version("$Revision: 7969 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-01 10:23:16 +0100 (Fri, 01 Dec 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-03-23 10:59:50 +0100 (Mon, 23 Mar 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_xref(name: "USN", value: "666-1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4907");
  script_name( "Ubuntu Update for dovecot vulnerability USN-666-1");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = get_kb_item("ssh/login/release");


res = "";
if(release == NULL){
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU8.10")
{

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"dovecot-common", ver:"1.1.4-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"dovecot-dev", ver:"1.1.4-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"dovecot-imapd", ver:"1.1.4-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"dovecot-pop3d", ver:"1.1.4-0ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}

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01 Dec 2017 00:00Current
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Vulners AI Score7.6
EPSS0.14289
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