FreeBSD : imap-uw -- local buffer overflow vulnerabilities (a6713190-dfea-11dd-a765-0030843d3802)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35341

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

SANS reports :

University of Washington 'tmail' and 'dmail' are mail deliver agents.
'tmail' and 'dmail' are exposed to local buffer overflow issues because they fail to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35341

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a6713190dfea11dda7650030843d3802.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 1/12/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:imap-uw, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5514

CWE: 119

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