Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10966
Category:	Gain a shell remotely
Title:	IMAP4buffer overflow in the BODY command
Summary:	checks for a buffer overflow in imapd
Description:	There is a buffer overflow in the remote imap server which allows an authenticated user to obtain a remote shell. By supplying an overly long tag the the BODY command, an attacker may gain a shell on this host. *** Nessus reports this vulnerability using only *** information that was gathered. Use caution *** when testing without safe checks enabled. Solution : Upgrade to imap-2001a Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 4713 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-0379 Bugtraq: 20020510 wu-imap buffer overflow condition (Google Search) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=102107222100529&w=2 Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2002-021.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-021.0.txt Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2002:487 http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000487 En Garde Linux Advisory: ESA-20020607-013 http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2120.html HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBTL0205-043 http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4167 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-034.php http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-092.html CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#961489 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/961489 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4713 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9055.php XForce ISS Database: wuimapd-authenticated-user-bo(10803) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/10803
Copyright	This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison

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