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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-15953: libetpan: Improper STARTTLS handling

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-15953: libetpan: Improper STARTTLS handling

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
07/27/2020
Created
07/30/2020
Added
07/29/2020
Modified
08/04/2020

Description

LibEtPan through 1.9.4, as used in MailCore 2 through 0.6.3 and other products, has a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects IMAP, SMTP, and POP3. When a server sends a "begin TLS" response, the client reads additional data (e.g., from a meddler-in-the-middle attacker) and evaluates it in a TLS context, aka "response injection."

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-libetpan

References

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