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cyrus-imsp abook_dbname buffer overflow
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gain a shell remotely
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The remote host is running a version of cyrus-imsp (Internet Message Support Protocol) which has a buffer overflow bug.
Insight
Insight
The overflow occurs when the user issues a too long argument as his name, causing an overflow in the abook_dbname function command.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade cyrus-imsp server to version version 1.6a4 or 1.7a.