Dovecot Zlib Plugin Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:23552

Info

Dovecot Zlib Plugin Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 23552
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2007-2231
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 18 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 21 2008 09:14PM
Credit: Jonathan Smith and Justin Forbes are credited with the discovery of this vulnerability
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
rPath rPath Linux 1
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 server
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC9
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC8
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC7
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC6
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC5
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC4
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC3
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC2
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC15
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC14
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC13
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC12
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC11
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.RC10
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.Beta3
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.Beta2
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 Rc1
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 Beta8
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 Beta7
Dovecot Dovecot 1.0
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc29

Discussion

Dovecot Zlib Plugin Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Dovecot is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to access sensitive information that may lead to further attacks.

Exploit / POC

Dovecot Zlib Plugin Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by using standard network utilities.

Solution / Fix

Dovecot Zlib Plugin Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

Dovecot Zlib Plugin Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:
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