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MDKSA-2005:051: cyrus-imapd

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the cyrus-imapd package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2005:051 (cyrus-imapd).

Several overruns have been fixed in the IMAP annote extension as well as in
cached header handling which can be run by an authenticated user. As well,
additional bounds checking in fetchnews was improved to avoid exploitation by a
peer news admin.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:051
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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