vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-29157: Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jun 28, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 28, 2021
Added
Jul 19, 2021
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
Dovecot before 2.3.15 allows ../ Path Traversal. An attacker with access to the local filesystem can trick OAuth2 authentication into using an HS256 validation key from an attacker-controlled location. This occurs during use of local JWT validation with the posix fs driver.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-mail-dovecot
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