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Amazon Linux AMI : cyrus-imapd (ALAS-2011-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78263

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The cyrus-imapd packages contain a high-performance mail server with IMAP, POP3, NNTP, and Sieve support.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the cyrus-imapd NNTP server, nntpd. A remote user able to use the nntpd service could use this flaw to crash the nntpd child process or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the cyrus user. (CVE-2011-3208)

Users of cyrus-imapd are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, cyrus-imapd will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Run 'yum update cyrus-imapd' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2011-2.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78263

File Name: ala_ALAS-2011-2.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/12/2014

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cyrus-imapd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cyrus-imapd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cyrus-imapd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cyrus-imapd-utils, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3208

ALAS: 2011-2

RHSA: 2011:1317