Debian update for cyrus-imapd



Published: 2024-07-11
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-34055
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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cyrus-imapd (Debian package)
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Vendor Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU91167

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-34055

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling multiple LITERALs in a single command. A remote user can trigger memory exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update cyrus-imapd package to version 3.6.1-4+deb12u2.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

cyrus-imapd (Debian package): before 3.6.1-4+deb12u2

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2024/msg00118.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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