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Debian Security Advisory DSA 215-1 (cyrus-imapd)
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 to cyrus-imapd announced via advisory DSA 215-1.
Insight
Insight
Timo Sirainen discovered a buffer overflow in the Cyrus IMAP server, which could be exploited by a remote attacker prior to logging in. A malicious user could craft a request to run commands on the server under the UID and GID of the cyrus server. For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.19-9.1. For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.19-2.2. For the current unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.19-9.10. The cyrus21-imapd packages are not vulnerable We recommend that you upgrade your cyrus-imapd package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20215-1