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Cyrus IMAP Server < 2.2.11 Multiple Remote Overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 17208

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Synopsis

The remote IMAP server is affected by multiple buffer overflow issues.

Description

According to its banner, the remote Cyrus IMAP server is affected by off-by-one errors in its imapd annotate extension and its cached header handling which can be triggered by an authenticated user, a buffer overflow in fetchnews that can be triggered by a peer news admin, and an unspecified stack-based buffer overflow in imapd.

Solution

Upgrade to Cyrus IMAP server version 2.2.11 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6eef2b3d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17208

File Name: cyrus_imap_multiple_vulnerabilities.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Published: 2/24/2005

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: 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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cmu:cyrus_imap_server

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0546

BID: 12636