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Debian DSA-1813-1 : evolution-data-server - Several vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 39334

Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been found in evolution-data-server, the database backend server for the evolution groupware suite. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

 - CVE-2009-0587 It was discovered that evolution-data-server is prone to integer overflows triggered by large base64 strings.

 - CVE-2009-0547 Joachim Breitner discovered that S/MIME signatures are not verified properly, which can lead to spoofing attacks.

 - CVE-2009-0582 It was discovered that NTLM authentication challenge packets are not validated properly when using the NTLM authentication method, which could lead to an information disclosure or a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the evolution-data-server packages.

For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.3-5etch2.

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 2.22.3-1.1+lenny1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508479

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0587

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0547

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0582

https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1813

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 39334

File Name: debian_DSA-1813.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/9/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:evolution-data-server

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0547, CVE-2009-0582, CVE-2009-0587

BID: 33720, 34100, 34109

CWE: 189, 20, 310

DSA: 1813