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Debian 9: DSA-4510-1 Critical: Dovecot Input Validation Flaw

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Calendar Grey August 28, 2019
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Postfix mail transfer agent security patch addresses injection flaws that could result in unauthorized commands being executed.
Nick Roessler and Rafi Rubin discovered that the IMAP and ManageSieve protocol parsers in the Dovecot email server do not properly validate input (both pre- and post-login)
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:2.2.27-3+deb9u5.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:2.3.4.1-5+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your dovecot packages.

For the detailed security status of dovecot please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/dovecot

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: dovecot
CVE ID: CVE-2019-11500

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security advisory information leak debian input validation execution dovecot heap memory

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