Gentoo: GLSA-201110-16 High: Cyrus IMAP Server Remote Risks
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October 22, 2011
The Cyrus IMAP Server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities which could potentially lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Cyrus IMAP Server. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Cyrus IMAP Server users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/cyrus-imapd-2.4.12"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2009-2632 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-2632 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-3208 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3208 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-3481 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3481
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201110-16
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: High
Title: Cyrus IMAP Server: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 22, 2011
Bugs: #283596, #382349, #385729
ID: 201110-16
Background
The Cyrus IMAP Server is an efficient, highly-scalable IMAP e-mail
server.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/cyrus-imapd < 2.4.12 >= 2.4.12
Impact
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An unauthenticated local or remote attacker may be able to execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the Cyrus IMAP Server process or
cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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