Improper Certificate Validation Affecting dovecot package, versions <1:2.2.36-6.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-DOVECOT-1683119
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed27 Mar 2019

Introduced: 27 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-3814  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 dovecot to version 1:2.2.36-6.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1473.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot package and not the dovecot package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.