Cyrus IMAP Server Null Pointer Dereference in index_get_ids() Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026362 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026362
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-3481
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Dec 1 2011
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.4.11
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Cyrus IMAP Server. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send a mail message with a specially crafted References header to trigger a null pointer dereference in the index_get_ids() function in 'index.c' and cause the target service to crash.
Systems with server-side threading enabled are affected.
Oyvind Kolbu reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target service to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (2.4.11). A source code fix is also available at:
http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=6e776956a1a9dfa58eacdd0ddd52644009eac9e5
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Vendor URL: www.cyrusimap.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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