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CentOS 4 : cyrus-imapd (CESA-2005:408)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21935

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated cyrus-imapd packages that fix several buffer overflow security issues are now available.

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

The cyrus-imapd package contains the core of the Cyrus IMAP server.

Several buffer overflow bugs were found in cyrus-imapd. It is possible that an authenticated malicious user could cause the imap server to crash. Additionally, a peer news admin could potentially execute arbitrary code on the imap server when news is received using the fetchnews command. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0546 to this issue.

Users of cyrus-imapd are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain cyrus-imapd version 2.2.12 to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected cyrus-imapd packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?bcdf5413

http://www.nessus.org/u?b5344ab0

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21935

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-408.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/5/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:centos:centos:cyrus-imapd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cyrus-imapd-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cyrus-imapd-murder, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cyrus-imapd-nntp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cyrus-imapd-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:perl-cyrus, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0546

BID: 12636

RHSA: 2005:408