Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A vulnerability has been identified and fixed in dovecot:
lib-mail/message-header-parser.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not properly handle &
#039
\0&
#039
(NUL) characters
in header names, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or mailbox corruption) via a crafted e-mail message (CVE-2011-1929).
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The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected
dovecot on Mandriva Linux 2009.0,
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64
Severity
Classification
-
CVE CVE-2011-1929 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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