[ GLSA 201110-16 ] Cyrus IMAP Server: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Tim Sammut <underling () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201110-16
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 Severity: High
    Title: Cyrus IMAP Server: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: October 22, 2011
     Bugs: #283596, #382349, #385729
       ID: 201110-16

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Synopsis
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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.

Background
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The Cyrus IMAP Server is an efficient, highly-scalable IMAP e-mail
server.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-mail/cyrus-imapd         < 2.4.12                  >= 2.4.12

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Cyrus IMAP Server.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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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
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[ 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
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-16.xml

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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