Summary
The remote host is missing an update to dovecot
announced via advisory DSA 1457-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201457-1
Insight
It was discovered that Dovecot, a POP3 and IMAP server, only when used with LDAP authentication and a base that contains variables, could allow a user to log in to the account of another user with the same password.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.10-1.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.rc15-2etch3.
The old stable distribution (sarge) is not affected.
We recommend that you upgrade your dovecot packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-6598 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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