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Debian: DSA-2258-1 Critical: Kolab Cyrus IMAP STARTTLS Risk

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Calendar Grey June 11, 2011
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Kolab Cyrus IMAP server addresses vulnerabilities linked to STARTTLS, mitigating man-in-the-middle threats. Ensure package upgrades to enhance security.
It was discovered that the STARTTLS implementation of the Kolab Cyrus IMAP server does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert comma...

Summary

It was discovered that the STARTTLS implementation of the
Kolab Cyrus IMAP server does not properly restrict I/O buffering,
which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted
IMAP, LMTP, NNTP and POP3 sessions by sending a cleartext command that is
processed after TLS is in place.


For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.13-5+lenny3.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.13-9.1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.13p1-0.1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.13p1-0.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your kolab-cyrus-imapd packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/




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Package: kolab-cyrus-imapd
CVE ID: CVE-2011-1926

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