Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843982
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3951-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-3951-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dovecot' package(s) announced via the USN-3951-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that the Dovecot JSON encoder incorrectly handled certain invalid UTF-8 characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to repeatedly crash, resulting in a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: 'dovecot' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 19.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-10691 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHFZ5OWRIZGIWZJ5PTNVWWZNLLNH4XYS/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-29 https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2019-April/000406.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/18/3 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1312 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00000.html
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