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RHEL 3 : imap (RHSA-2005:128)

high Nessus Plugin ID 17207

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated imap packages to correct a security vulnerability in CRAM-MD5 authentication are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having moderate 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 logic error in the CRAM-MD5 code in the University of Washington IMAP (UW-IMAP) server was discovered. When Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism with MD5 (CRAM-MD5) is enabled, UW-IMAP does not properly enforce all the required conditions for successful authentication, which could allow remote attackers to authenticate as arbitrary users. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0198 to this issue.

All users of imap should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch and are not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

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

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0198

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:128

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17207

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-128.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/23/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

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, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imap-utils, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0198

CERT: 702777

RHSA: 2005:128