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RHEL 8 : cyrus-imapd (RHSA-2020:4655)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 142383
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:4655 advisory.- cyrus-imapd: privilege escalation in HTTP request (CVE-2019-18928)
- cyrus-imapd: lmtpd component created mailboxes with administrator privileges if the fileinto was used, bypassing ACL checks (CVE-2019-19783)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected cyrus-imapd, cyrus-imapd-utils and / or cyrus-imapd-vzic packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18928
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19783
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4655
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 142383
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-4655.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/4/2020
Updated: 5/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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 Score Source: CVE-2019-18928
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: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cyrus-imapd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cyrus-imapd-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cyrus-imapd-vzic
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-18928, CVE-2019-19783