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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
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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