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GLSA-200510-10 : uw-imap: Remote buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 20030

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200510-10 (uw-imap: Remote buffer overflow)

 Improper bounds checking of user-supplied data while parsing IMAP mailbox names can lead to overflowing the stack buffer.
 Impact :

 Successful exploitation requires an authenticated IMAP user to request a malformed mailbox name. This can lead to execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the IMAP server.
 Workaround :

 There are no known workarounds at this time.

Solution

All uw-imap users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-mail/uw-imap-2004g'

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4bf53403

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200510-10

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20030

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200510-10.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Published: 10/19/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:uw-imap, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/4/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2933

BID: 15009

GLSA: 200510-10