Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1685-1 uw-imap -- buffer overflows, null pointer dereference
- Date Reported:
- 12 Dec 2008
- Affected Packages:
- uw-imap
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-5005, CVE-2008-5006.
- More information:
-
Two vulnerabilities have been found in uw-imap, an IMAP implementation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
It was discovered that several buffer overflows can be triggered via a long folder extension argument to the tmail or dmail program. This could lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-5005).
It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference could be triggered by a malicious response to the QUIT command leading to a denial of service (CVE-2008-5006).
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2002edebian1-13.1+etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) and the testing distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 2007d~dfsg-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your uw-imap packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imap_2002edebian1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imap_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imap_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imap_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1.dsc
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd-ssl_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd-ssl_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd-ssl_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-mailutils_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client-dev_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/mlock_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/libc-client2002edebian_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/uw-imapd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/uw-imap/ipopd_2002edebian1-13.1+etch1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.