netqmail vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
* Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary
netqmail could be made to crash or run programs as any user
(except root) if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
* netqmail - a secure, reliable, efficient, simple message
transfer agent
Details
It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain
input. Both remote and local attackers could use this
vulnerability to cause netqmail to crash or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2005-1513, CVE-2005-1514, CVE-2005-1515)
It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain
input when validating email addresses. An attacker could use this
to bypass email address validation. (CVE-2020-3811)
It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain
input when validating email addresses. An attacker could use this
vulnerability to cause netqmail to disclose sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-3812)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
qmail - 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1
qmail-uids-gids - 1.06-6.2~deb10u1build0.20.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
* CVE-2005-1513
* CVE-2005-1514
* CVE-2005-1515
* CVE-2020-3811
* CVE-2020-3812
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