Improper Certificate Validation Affecting dovecot-mysql package, versions <1:2.2.36-10.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-DOVECOTMYSQL-3581965
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed5 Feb 2019
Introduced: 5 Feb 2019
CVE-2019-3814 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 dovecot-mysql to version 1:2.2.36-10.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3467.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot-mysql package and not the dovecot-mysql package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3814
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3814
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4XLI55NGRDTGMVOPYFCPPFNPA5VKYSSY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHFZ5OWRIZGIWZJ5PTNVWWZNLLNH4XYS/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-19
- https://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2019-February/114575.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3467
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00067.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4XLI55NGRDTGMVOPYFCPPFNPA5VKYSSY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHFZ5OWRIZGIWZJ5PTNVWWZNLLNH4XYS/