DSA-215-1 cyrus-imapd -- buffer overflow

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-215-1 cyrus-imapd -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:

23 Dec 2002

Affected Packages:

cyrus-imapd

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 6298.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2002-1580.
CERT's vulnerabilities, advisories and incident notes: VU#740169.

More information:

Timo Sirainen discovered a buffer overflow in the Cyrus IMAP server, which could be exploited by a remote attacker prior to logging in. A malicious user could craft a request to run commands on the server under the UID and GID of the cyrus server.

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.19-9.1.

For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.19-2.2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.19-9.10. Current cyrus21-imapd packages are not vulnerable.

We recommend that you upgrade your cyrus-imapd package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-2.2.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-2.2.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19.orig.tar.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-2.2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-2.2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-2.2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-2.2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-2.2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-2.2_alpha.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-2.2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-2.2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-2.2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-2.2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-2.2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-2.2_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-2.2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-2.2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-2.2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-2.2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-2.2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-2.2_i386.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-2.2_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-2.2_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-2.2_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-2.2_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-2.2_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-2.2_m68k.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-2.2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-2.2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-2.2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-2.2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-2.2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-2.2_powerpc.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-2.2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-2.2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-2.2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-2.2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-2.2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-2.2_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19.orig.tar.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_alpha.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_ia64.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_hppa.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_m68k.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-admin_1.5.19-9.1_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-dev_1.5.19-9.1_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-nntp_1.5.19-9.1_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-pop3d_1.5.19-9.1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.