Cyrus IMAP PARTIAL and FETCH commands execute code

cyrus-imap-commands-execute-code (18199) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Cyrus IMAP Server could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. A remote attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the PARTIAL or FETCH command to access memory outside the allocated buffer and launch further attacks or possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Cyrus IMAP (2.2.9 or later), available from Carnegie Mellon University Web site. See References.

For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest Cyrus IMAP package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:139 for more information. See References.

Mandrake Linux 10.1: 2.2.8-4.1.101mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 2.1.16-5.3.100mdk or later

For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of cyrus-imap (2.2.10 or later), as listed in Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-34. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (alias woody):
Upgrade to the latest cyrus-imap package (1.5.19-9.2 or later), as listed in DSA-597-1. See References.

For OpenPKG:
Upgrade to the latest imapd package, as listed in OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2004.051. See References.

OpenPKG CURRENT: 2.10-20041124 or later
OpenPKG 2.2: 2.2.8-2.2.1or later
OpenPKG 2.1: 2.2.6-2.1.1or later

For Trustix Secure Linux:
Upgrade to the latest cyrus-imapd package, as listed below. Refer to Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0063 for more information. See References.

Trustix Secure Linux 2.2: 2.2.10-1tr or later
Trustix Secure Linux 2.1 and Enterprise Linux 2: 2.2.10-0.2tr or later

For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to latest version of cyrus-imapd, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2004:904 for more information. See References.

Conectiva Linux 9: 2.1.17-28805U90_5cl or later
Conectiva Linux 10: 2.2.10-62338U10_2cl or later

For Ubuntu Linux:
Upgrade to the latest cyrus21-imapd package (2.1.16-6ubuntu0.1 or later), as listed in USN-31-1 November 23, 2004. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Apply the appropriate fixed packages via the SUSE FTP server or the YaST Online Update, as listed in SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2004:003. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
  • Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus IMAP Server 2.2.6
  • Conectiva Linux 10
  • Conectiva Linux 9.0
  • Debian Debian Linux 3.0
  • Gentoo Linux
  • InfoPop UBB 6.x
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.1
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.2
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG CURRENT
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 8.1
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 8.2
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
  • SUSE SuSE Linux
  • SuSE SuSE Linux OpenExchange Server 4
  • Trustix Enterprise Server 2
  • Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
  • Trustix Secure Linux 2.2

Reported:

Nov 23, 2004

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