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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840290
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-567-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-567-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-567-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that in very rare configurations using LDAP, Dovecot may
reuse cached connections for users with the same password. As a result,
a user may be able to login as another if the connection is reused.
The default Ubuntu configuration of Dovecot was not vulnerable.

Affected Software/OS:
'dovecot' package(s) on Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6598
BugTraq ID: 27093
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27093
Bugtraq: 20080103 Re: rPSA-2008-0001-1 dovecot (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485787/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080103 rPSA-2008-0001-1 dovecot (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485779/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1457 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1457
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000058.html
http://osvdb.org/39876
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10458
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28227
http://secunia.com/advisories/28271
http://secunia.com/advisories/28404
http://secunia.com/advisories/28434
http://secunia.com/advisories/30342
http://secunia.com/advisories/32151
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:020 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-567-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0017
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