=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4621-1
November 05, 2020

netqmail vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

netqmail could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.

Software Description:
- netqmail: a secure, reliable, efficient, simple message transfer agent

Details:

It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input. Both
remote and local attackers could use this vulnerability to cause netqmail
to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2005-1513, CVE-2005-1514,
CVE-2005-1515)

It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input when
validating email addresses. An attacker could use this to bypass email
address validation. (CVE-2020-3811)

It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input when
validating email addresses. An attacker could use this vulnerability to
cause netqmail to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-3812)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  qmail                           1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  qmail                           1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4621-1
  CVE-2005-1513, CVE-2005-1514, CVE-2005-1515, CVE-2020-3811,
  CVE-2020-3812

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netqmail/1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netqmail/1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 4621-1: netqmail vulnerabilities

November 6, 2020
netqmail could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: qmail 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: qmail 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4621-1

CVE-2005-1513, CVE-2005-1514, CVE-2005-1515, CVE-2020-3811,

CVE-2020-3812

Severity
November 05, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netqmail/1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netqmail/1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.16.04.1

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