Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus IMAP Server 1.4 imapparse.c integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus IMAP Server 1.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file imapparse.c. Performing a manipulation results in integer coercion. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-1580. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus IMAP Server 1.4. This affects an unknown functionality of the file imapparse.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in imapparse.c for Cyrus IMAP server 1.4 and 2.1.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large length value that facilitates a buffer overflow attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1347.

The weakness was disclosed 06/14/2004 by Timo Sirainen as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1580 since 05/13/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15052 (Debian DSA-215-1 : cyrus-imapd - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1993.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10744), Exploit-DB (22061), Tenable (15052), SecurityFocus (BID 6298†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1856†). The entries VDB-23675, VDB-23662, VDB-23661 and VDB-23660 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 15052
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-215-1 : cyrus-imapd - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 52444
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: cyrus
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1993
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-IMAP login literal buffer overflow attempt
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01/01/2002 🔍
12/02/2002 +335 days 🔍
12/23/2002 +21 days 🔍
09/01/2003 +252 days 🔍
05/13/2004 +255 days 🔍
06/14/2004 +32 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +107 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +3669 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Timo Sirainen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1580 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1580
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21897
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X-Force: 10744
SecurityFocus: 6298 - Cyrus IMAPD Pre-Login Heap Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1856 - Cyrus IMAP Server Pre-Authentication Buffer Overrun, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 17:33
Updated: 11/17/2024 23:12
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:33 (73), 05/12/2019 08:48 (7), 10/28/2024 14:38 (25), 11/17/2024 23:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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