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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-2.2.diff.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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd_1.5.19-9.1.diff.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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_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
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-common_1.5.19-9.1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.