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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for uw-imap (DLA-2866-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'uw-imap' package(s) announced via the DLA-2866-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Access to IMAP mailboxes through running imapd over rsh and ssh is now disabled by default in uw-imap, the University of Washington IMAP Toolkit. Code using the library can enable it with tcp_parameters() after making sure that the IMAP server name is sanitized.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'uw-imap' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 8:2007f~dfsg-5+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your uw-imap packages.