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cyrus-imsp abook_dbname buffer overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary cyrus-imsp abook_dbname buffer overflow Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running a version of cyrus-imsp (Internet Message Support Protocol) which has a buffer overflow bug. A possible hacker could exploit this bug to execute arbitrary code on this system with the rights of the root user. The overflow occurs when the user issues a too long argument as his name, causing an overflow in the abook_dbname function command. Network Security Threat Level: High Solution : Upgrade cyrus-imsp server to version version 1.6a4 or 1.7a Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Noam Rathaus

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