# CVE-2011-4318: Dovecot 2.0.x before 2.0.16, when ssl or starttls is enabled and hostname is used to define the proxy destination, does not verify that the

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-03-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Dovecot 2.0.x before 2.0.16, when ssl or starttls is enabled and hostname is used to define the proxy destination, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a valid certificate for a different hostname.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/46886
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0520.html
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=390887
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=754980
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52311
- http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-2.0/rev/5e9eaf63a6b1
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2011-November/000200.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/18/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/18/5

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