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Debian: CVE-2019-3814: dovecot -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-3814: dovecot -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/16/2019
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/07/2019
Modified
02/10/2020

Description

It was discovered that Dovecot before versions 2.2.36.1 and 2.3.4.1 incorrectly handled client certificates. A remote attacker in possession of a valid certificate with an empty username field could possibly use this issue to impersonate other users.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-dovecot

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