[ GLSA 200502-02 ] UW IMAP: CRAM-MD5 authentication bypass
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200502-02 ] UW IMAP: CRAM-MD5 authentication bypass
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:24:09 +0100
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: UW IMAP: CRAM-MD5 authentication bypass
Date: February 02, 2005
Bugs: #79874
ID: 200502-02
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Synopsis
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UW IMAP contains a vulnerability in the code handling CRAM-MD5
authentication allowing authentication bypass.
Background
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UW IMAP is the University of Washington IMAP toolkit which includes
POP3 and IMAP daemons.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/uw-imap <= 2004a >= 2004b
Description
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A logic bug in the code handling CRAM-MD5 authentication incorrectly
specifies the condition for successful authentication.
Impact
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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to authenticate as any
mail user on a server with CRAM-MD5 authentication enabled.
Workaround
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Disable CRAM-MD5 authentication.
Resolution
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All UW IMAP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/uw-imap-2004b"
References
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[ 1 ] US-CERT VU#702777
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/702777
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-02.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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