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CentOS 5 : cyrus-imapd (CESA-2009:1116)
high Nessus Plugin ID 43759
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated cyrus-imapd packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The cyrus-imapd packages contain a high-performance mail server with IMAP, POP3, NNTP, and SIEVE support.
It was discovered that the Cyrus SASL library (cyrus-sasl) does not always reliably terminate output from the sasl_encode64() function used by programs using this library. The Cyrus IMAP server (cyrus-imapd) relied on this function's output being properly terminated. Under certain conditions, improperly terminated output from sasl_encode64() could, potentially, cause cyrus-imapd to crash, disclose portions of its memory, or lead to SASL authentication failures. (CVE-2009-0688)
Users of cyrus-imapd are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue. After installing the update, cyrus-imapd will be restarted automatically.
Solution
Update the affected cyrus-imapd packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 43759
File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-1116.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cyrus-imapd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cyrus-imapd-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cyrus-imapd-perl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cyrus-imapd-utils, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0688