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Posted on 10 September 2011
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TITLE:
Cyrus IMAPd "split_wildmats()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA45938
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-09-10
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Cyrus IMAPd, which can be
exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"split_wildmats()" function (imap/nntpd.c) and can be exploited to
cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending specially crafted NNTP
commands to a vulnerable server.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.3.17 and 2.4.11.
SOLUTION:
Update to versions 2.3.17 and 2.4.11.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Red Hat credits Greg Banks.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=199
http://asg.andrew.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.cyrus-announce&msg=200
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