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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2213-1 Moderate: Dovecot Denial Of Service

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Dovecot could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2213-1
May 15, 2014

dovecot vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Dovecot could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

Software Description:
- dovecot: IMAP and POP3 email server

Details:

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled closing inactive SSL/TLS
connections. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dovecot to
stop responding to new connections, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  dovecot-core                    1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1
  dovecot-imapd                   1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1
  dovecot-pop3d                   1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 13.10:
  dovecot-core                    1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3.1
  dovecot-imapd                   1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3.1
  dovecot-pop3d                   1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  dovecot-core                    1:2.1.7-1ubuntu2.1
  dovecot-imapd                   1:2.1.7-1ubuntu2.1
  dovecot-pop3d                   1:2.1.7-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  dovecot-core                    1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2.1
  dovecot-imapd                   1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2.1
  dovecot-pop3d                   1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  dovecot-imapd                   1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.6
  dovecot-pop3d                   1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.6

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2213-1
  CVE-2014-3430

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.1.7-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.6


Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2213-1 Moderate: Dovecot Denial Of Service

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A specific form of malicious network data could potentially cause Dovecot to cease functioning in certain versions of Ubuntu.
Dovecot could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: dovecot-core 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1 dovecot-imapd 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1 dovecot-pop3d 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 13.10: dovecot-core 1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3.1 dovecot-imapd 1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3.1 dovecot-pop3d 1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 12.10: dovecot-core 1:2.1.7-1ubuntu2.1 dovecot-imapd 1:2.1.7-1ubuntu2.1 dovecot-pop3d 1:2.1.7-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: dovecot-core 1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2.1 dovecot-imapd 1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2.1 dovecot-pop3d 1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: dovecot-imapd 1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.6 dovecot-pop3d 1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2213-1

CVE-2014-3430

Severity
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May 15, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.1.7-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.0.19-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:1.2.9-1ubuntu6.6

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