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Debian DSA-1685-1 : uw-imap - buffer overflows, NULL pointer dereference
critical Nessus Plugin ID 35091
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Two vulnerabilities have been found in uw-imap, an IMAP implementation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :It was discovered that several buffer overflows can be triggered via a long folder extension argument to the tmail or dmail program. This could lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-5005 ).
It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference could be triggered by a malicious response to the QUIT command leading to a denial of service (CVE-2008-5006 ).
Solution
Upgrade the uw-imap packages.For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2002edebian1-13.1+etch1.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5005
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 35091
File Name: debian_DSA-1685.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 12/15/2008
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:uw-imap, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-5005, CVE-2008-5006