CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.4%
The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3881-1 advisory.
It was discovered that Dovecot 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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3881-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(121619);
script_version("1.8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/28");
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-3814");
script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3881-1");
script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Dovecot vulnerability (USN-3881-1)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as
referenced in the USN-3881-1 advisory.
It was discovered that Dovecot 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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3881-1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-3814");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/03/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/02/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/02/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-core");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-dev");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-gssapi");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-imapd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-ldap");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-lmtpd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-lucene");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-managesieved");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-mysql");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-pgsql");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-pop3d");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-sieve");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-solr");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dovecot-sqlite");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mail-stack-delivery");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2019-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include('debian_package.inc');
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('14.04' >< os_release || '16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 / 18.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-core', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-dev', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-gssapi', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-imapd', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-ldap', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-lmtpd', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-managesieved', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-mysql', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-pgsql', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-pop3d', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-sieve', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-solr', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-sqlite', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'mail-stack-delivery', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-core', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-dev', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-gssapi', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-imapd', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-ldap', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-lmtpd', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-lucene', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-managesieved', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-mysql', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-pgsql', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-pop3d', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-sieve', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-solr', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-sqlite', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'mail-stack-delivery', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-core', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-dev', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-gssapi', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-imapd', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-ldap', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-lmtpd', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-managesieved', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-mysql', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-pgsql', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-pop3d', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-sieve', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-solr', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'dovecot-sqlite', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'mail-stack-delivery', 'pkgver': '1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2'}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var osver = NULL;
var pkgname = NULL;
var pkgver = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
if (ubuntu_check(osver:osver, pkgname:pkgname, pkgver:pkgver)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
var extra = '';
extra += ubuntu_report_get();
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : extra
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'dovecot-core / dovecot-dev / dovecot-gssapi / dovecot-imapd / etc');
}
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.4%