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RHEL 3 : imap (RHSA-2009:0275)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 35721
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated imap packages to fix a security issue 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 buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the dmail and tmail mail delivery utilities shipped with imap. If either of these utilities were used as a mail delivery agent, a remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to run arbitrary code as the targeted user by sending a specially crafted mail message to the victim.
(CVE-2008-5005)
Users of imap should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
Update the affected imap, imap-devel and / or imap-utils packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 35721
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-0275.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/20/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imap-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:imap-utils
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-5005