From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200608-06 ] Courier MTA: Denial of Service vulnerability
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 06:56:14 +0200
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200608-06
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Courier MTA: Denial of Service vulnerability
Date: August 04, 2006
Bugs: #135005
ID: 200608-06
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Synopsis
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Courier MTA has fixed a DoS issue related to usernames containing a "="
character.
Background
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Courier MTA is an integrated mail and groupware server based on open
protocols.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-mta/courier < 0.53.2 >= 0.53.2
Description
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Courier MTA has fixed a security issue relating to usernames containing
the "=" character, causing high CPU utilization.
Impact
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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially
crafted email to a mail gateway running a vulnerable version of Courier
MTA.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Courier MTA users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-mta/courier-0.53.2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-2659
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2659
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-200608-06.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 2006 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/2.5
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