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CentOS Update for imap CESA-2009:0275 centos3 i386

🗓️ 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'imap' package(s) on CentOS 3

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2009-February/015645.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880714");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-09 08:20:34 +0200 (Tue, 09 Aug 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2009:0275");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5005");
  script_name("CentOS Update for imap CESA-2009:0275 centos3 i386");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'imap'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS3");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"imap on CentOS 3");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The imap package provides server daemons for both the IMAP (Internet
  Message Access Protocol) and POP (Post Office Protocol) mail access protocols.

  A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the dmail and tmail mail delivery
  utilities shipped with imap. If either of these utilities were used as a
  mail delivery agent, a remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to
  run arbitrary code as the targeted user by sending a specially-crafted mail
  message to the victim. (CVE-2008-5005)

  Users of imap should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
  backported patch to resolve this issue.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS3")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"imap", rpm:"imap~2002d~15", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"imap-devel", rpm:"imap-devel~2002d~15", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"imap-utils", rpm:"imap-utils~2002d~15", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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