Secunia Security Advisory - rPath has issued an update for dovecot. This fixes a weakness, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
rPath update for dovecot
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26475
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26475/
CRITICAL:
Not critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
rPath Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/10614/
DESCRIPTION:
rPath has issued an update for dovecot. This fixes a weakness, which
can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security
restrictions.
For more information:
SA26320
SOLUTION:
Update to "dovecot=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/1.0.3-0.1-1".
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-August/000226.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26320:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26320/
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