• Cyrus IMAP Server vulnerabilities

    From boo_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Monday, October 05, 2020 20:10:04
    cyrus-imapd vulnerabilities

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

    Summary

    Cyrus IMAP Server could be made to overwrite files as the
    administrator.

    Software Description

    * cyrus-imapd - An IMAP server

    Details

    It was dicovered that Cyrus IMAP Server could execute arbitrary
    code via a crafted HTTP PUT operation for an event with a long
    iCalendar property name. An attacker could use this vulnerability
    to cause a crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2019-11356)

    It was discovered that the Cyrus IMAP Server allow users to create
    any mailbox with administrative privileges. A local attacker could
    use this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2019-19783)

    Update instructions

    The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
    following package versions:

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    cyrus-admin - 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1
    cyrus-caldav - 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1
    cyrus-common - 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1
    cyrus-imapd - 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1
    cyrus-replication - 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1

    To update your system, please follow these instructions:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

    In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
    changes.

    References

    * CVE-2019-11356
    * CVE-2019-19783

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