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Cyrus IMAP Server SIEVE Script Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.4
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running Cyrus IMAP Server and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is caused is due to error in the handling of 'SIEVE' Script, that fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Cyrus IMAP Server versions 2.3.14 and prior.
Solution
Solution
Apply the patches from the references or upgrade to the latest version.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1881
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2559
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September
- http://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sieve/script.c.d
- http://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sieve/script.c.d