Executive Summary

Summary
Title imap security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2009:0275 First vendor Publication 2009-02-19
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2009-02-19
Severity (Vendor) Moderate Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 10 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated imap packages to fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Description:

The imap package provides server daemons for both the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) and POP (Post Office Protocol) mail access protocols.

A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the dmail and tmail mail delivery utilities shipped with imap. If either of these utilities were used as a mail delivery agent, a remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to run arbitrary code as the targeted user by sending a specially-crafted mail message to the victim. (CVE-2008-5005)

Users of imap should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

469667 - CVE-2008-5005 uw-imap: buffer overflow in dmail and tmail

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0275.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10485
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10485
Title: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2002 through 2007c, (2) University of Washington Alpine 2.00 and earlier, and (3) Panda IMAP allow (a) local users to gain privileges by specifying a long folder extension argument on the command line to the tmail or dmail program; and (b) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending e-mail to a destination mailbox name composed of a username and '+' character followed by a long string, processed by the tmail or possibly dmail program.
Description: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2002 through 2007c, (2) University of Washington Alpine 2.00 and earlier, and (3) Panda IMAP allow (a) local users to gain privileges by specifying a long folder extension argument on the command line to the tmail or dmail program; and (b) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending e-mail to a destination mailbox name composed of a username and '+' character followed by a long string, processed by the tmail or possibly dmail program.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-5005
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 13
Application 7

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for imap CESA-2009:0275 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0275_imap_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-12-30 Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:146-1 (imap)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_146_1.nasl
2009-12-03 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200911-03 (c-client uw-imap)
File : nvt/glsa_200911_03.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:166 (c-client)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_166.nasl
2009-07-06 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:146 (imap)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_146.nasl
2009-03-07 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:064 (imap)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_064.nasl
2009-03-07 Name : Ubuntu USN-726-1 (curl)
File : nvt/ubuntu_726_1.nasl
2009-03-07 Name : Ubuntu USN-727-1 (network-manager-applet)
File : nvt/ubuntu_727_1.nasl
2009-02-23 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0275
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0275.nasl
2009-02-23 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:0275 (imap)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_0275.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for uw-imap FEDORA-2008-9383
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9383_uw-imap_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for uw-imap FEDORA-2008-9396
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9396_uw-imap_fc9.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1685-1 (uw-imap)
File : nvt/deb_1685_1.nasl
2008-12-04 Name : Alpine tmail and dmail Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Win)
File : nvt/gb_alpine_tmail_n_dmail_bof_vuln_win.nasl
2008-12-04 Name : UW-imapd tmail and dmail BOF Vulnerabilities (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_uw_imapd_tmail_n_dmail_bof_vuln_lin.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
49485 UW-imapd dmail Utility Mailbox Name Handling Overflow

49484 UW-imapd tmail Utility Mailbox Name Handling Overflow

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0275.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20090219_imap_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-11-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200911-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-06-30 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-146.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-02-20 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-0275.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-02-20 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-0275.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-15 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1685.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-06 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-9383.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-06 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-9396.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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