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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704590
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4590-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cyrus-imapd' package(s) announced via the DSA-4590-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cyrus-imapd' package(s) announced via the DSA-4590-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the lmtpd component of the Cyrus IMAP server created mailboxes with administrator privileges if the fileinto was used, bypassing ACL checks.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.10-3+deb9u2.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.8-6+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your cyrus-imapd packages.

For the detailed security status of cyrus-imapd please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'cyrus-imapd' package(s) on Debian 9, Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
3.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-19783
Bugtraq: 20191219 [SECURITY] [DSA 4590-1] cyrus-imapd security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/38
Debian Security Information: DSA-4590 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4590
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DIV4HQ6LG5GPRO4B5Z2NHCZUPBUVVVF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IGOO5UGEBBDPN7B2YXLK7I7L3Y35EBA/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-23
https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/2.5/x/2.5.15.html
https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.13.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4566-1/
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