Debian DSA-4458-1 : cyrus-imapd - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 125784

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A flaw was discovered in the CalDAV feature in httpd of the Cyrus IMAP server, leading to denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP PUT operation for an event with a long iCalendar property name.

Solution

Upgrade the cyrus-imapd packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.10-3+deb9u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/cyrus-imapd

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/cyrus-imapd

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4458

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 125784

File Name: debian_DSA-4458.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/10/2019

Updated: 1/10/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cyrus-imapd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11356

DSA: 4458