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CentOS Update for cyrus-imapd CESA-2011:1317 centos5 i386

🗓️ 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'cyrus-imapd' package(s) on CentOS 5, due to a buffer overflow flaw in the cyrus-imapd NNTP server, nntpd

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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/2011-September/017746.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881007");
  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:"2011-09-23 16:39:49 +0200 (Fri, 23 Sep 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2011:1317");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3208");
  script_name("CentOS Update for cyrus-imapd CESA-2011:1317 centos5 i386");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'cyrus-imapd'
  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=CentOS5");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"cyrus-imapd on CentOS 5");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The cyrus-imapd packages contain a high-performance mail server with IMAP,
  POP3, NNTP, and Sieve support.

  A buffer overflow flaw was found in the cyrus-imapd NNTP server, nntpd. A
  remote user able to use the nntpd service could use this flaw to crash the
  nntpd child process or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the
  privileges of the cyrus user. (CVE-2011-3208)

  Red Hat would like to thank Greg Banks for reporting this issue.

  Users of cyrus-imapd are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
  which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing
  the update, cyrus-imapd will be restarted automatically.");
  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 == "CentOS5")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"cyrus-imapd", rpm:"cyrus-imapd~2.3.7~12.el5_7.1", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"cyrus-imapd-devel", rpm:"cyrus-imapd-devel~2.3.7~12.el5_7.1", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"cyrus-imapd-perl", rpm:"cyrus-imapd-perl~2.3.7~12.el5_7.1", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"cyrus-imapd-utils", rpm:"cyrus-imapd-utils~2.3.7~12.el5_7.1", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

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

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5.2Medium risk
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CVSS 27.5
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