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RHEL 2.1 : imap (RHSA-2005:114)

high Nessus Plugin ID 17147

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated imap packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The imap package provides server daemons for both the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) and POP (Post Office Protocol) mail access protocols.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the c-client IMAP client. An attacker could create a malicious IMAP server that if connected to by a victim could execute arbitrary code on the client machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2003-0297 to this issue.

Users of imap are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected imap and / or imap-devel packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2003-0297

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:114

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17147

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-114.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/18/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imap-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0297

RHSA: 2005:114