Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1398-1 perdition -- format string error

Date Reported:

05 Nov 2007

Affected Packages:

perdition

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 448853.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-5740.

More information:

Bernhard Mueller of SEC Consult has discovered a format string vulnerability in perdition, an IMAP proxy. This vulnerabilty could allow an unauthenticated remote user to run arbitrary code on the perdition server by providing a specially formatted IMAP tag.

For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 1.15-5sarge1.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.17-7etch1.

We recommend that you upgrade your perdition package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1.diff.gz; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15.orig.tar.gz; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1.dsc
Alpha:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_alpha.deb
ARM:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_ia64.deb
Motorola 680x0:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_m68k.deb
Big-endian MIPS:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.15-5sarge1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.15-5sarge1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.15-5sarge1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.15-5sarge1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.15-5sarge1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.15-5sarge1_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17.orig.tar.gz; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1.dsc; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1.diff.gz
Alpha:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_alpha.deb
AMD64:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_amd64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_amd64.deb
ARM:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_ia64.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_mips.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_mipsel.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_s390.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-postgresql_1.17-7etch1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-dev_1.17-7etch1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-ldap_1.17-7etch1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-odbc_1.17-7etch1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition_1.17-7etch1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/perdition/perdition-mysql_1.17-7etch1_sparc.deb

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