Bug 171344

Summary: CVE-2005-2933 imap buffer overflow
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Reporter: Josh Bressers <bressers>
Component: libc-clientAssignee: Joe Orton <jorton>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Version: 4.0Keywords: Security
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Whiteboard: impact=moderate,source=idefense,public=20051004,reported=20051005
Fixed In Version: RHSA-2005-848 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Josh Bressers 2005-10-20 22:00:23 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #169953 +++

iDEFENSE has reported a buffer overflow in the wu-imap server:
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=313&type=vulnerabilities

An authenticated user can request a mailbox with a specially crafted name which
will overflow a buffer.

Comment 2 Red Hat Bugzilla 2005-12-06 14:42:56 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-848.html