Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-1580 - Unspecified vulnerability in Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus Imap Server

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
carnegie-mellon-university
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Integer overflow in imapparse.c for Cyrus IMAP server 1.4 and 2.1.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large length value that facilitates a buffer overflow attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1347.

Exploit-Db

descriptionCyrus IMAPD 1.4/1.5.19/2.0.12/2.0.16/2.1.9/2.1.10 Pre-Login Heap Corruption Vulnerability. CVE-2002-1580. Dos exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:22061
last seen2016-02-02
modified2002-12-02
published2002-12-02
reporterTimo Sirainen
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/22061/
titleCyrus IMAPD 1.4/1.5.19/2.0.12/2.0.16/2.1.9/2.1.10 Pre-Login Heap Corruption Vulnerability

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_35F6FDF8A42511D89C6D0020ED76EF5A.NASL
    descriptionIn December 2002, Timo Sirainen reported : Cyrus IMAP server has a remotely exploitable pre-login buffer overflow. [...] Note that you don
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id36492
    published2009-04-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36492
    titleFreeBSD : Cyrus IMAP pre-authentication heap overflow vulnerability (35f6fdf8-a425-11d8-9c6d-0020ed76ef5a)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2019 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(36492);
      script_version("1.19");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1580");
      script_bugtraq_id(6298);
      script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"740169");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : Cyrus IMAP pre-authentication heap overflow vulnerability (35f6fdf8-a425-11d8-9c6d-0020ed76ef5a)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "In December 2002, Timo Sirainen reported :
    
    Cyrus IMAP server has a remotely exploitable pre-login buffer
    overflow. [...] Note that you don't have to log in before exploiting
    this, and since Cyrus runs everything under one UID, it's possible to
    read every user's mail in the system.
    
    It is unknown whether this vulnerability is exploitable for code
    execution on FreeBSD systems."
      );
      # http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=103886607825605
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103886607825605"
      );
      # http://asg.web.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.info-cyrus&msg=19349
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?57728e03"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/35f6fdf8-a425-11d8-9c6d-0020ed76ef5a.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?52bc8903"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:cyrus-imapd");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2002/12/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/05/12");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"cyrus-imapd<2.0.17")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"cyrus-imapd>=2.1<2.1.11")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_CYRUS_2017.NASL
    descriptionThe following package needs to be updated: cyrus
    last seen2016-09-26
    modified2011-10-03
    plugin id12532
    published2004-07-06
    reporterTenable
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=12532
    titleFreeBSD : Cyrus IMAP pre-authentication heap overflow vulnerability (33)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 999999
    
    # @DEPRECATED@
    #
    # This script has been deprecated by freebsd_pkg_35f6fdf8a42511d89c6d0020ed76ef5a.nasl.
    #
    # Disabled on 2011/10/02.
    #
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # This script contains information extracted from VuXML :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2006 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #   disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #   published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #   RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #   in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #   distribution.
    #
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    #
    #
    
    include('compat.inc');
    
    if ( description )
    {
     script_id(12532);
     script_version("1.12");
     script_bugtraq_id(6298);
     script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1580");
    
     script_name(english:"FreeBSD : Cyrus IMAP pre-authentication heap overflow vulnerability (33)");
    
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'synopsis', value: 'The remote host is missing a security update');
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'description', value:'The following package needs to be updated: cyrus');
     script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
     script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'solution', value: 'Update the package on the remote host');
    script_set_attribute(attribute: 'see_also', value: 'http://people.freebsd.org/~niels/issues/newsgrab-20050114.txt
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=300562
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-61.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-62.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-63.html
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-64.html
    http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/926/
    http://www.samba.org/samba/whatsnew/samba-3.0.5.html
    http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29271');
    script_set_attribute(attribute:'see_also', value: 'http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/35f6fdf8-a425-11d8-9c6d-0020ed76ef5a.html');
    
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/07/06");
     script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/20  0:18:52");
     script_end_attributes();
     script_summary(english:"Check for cyrus");
     script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
     script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
     family["english"] = "FreeBSD Local Security Checks";
     script_family(english:family["english"]);
     script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
     script_require_keys("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
     exit(0);
    }
    
    # Deprecated.
    exit(0, "This plugin has been deprecated. Refer to plugin #36492 (freebsd_pkg_35f6fdf8a42511d89c6d0020ed76ef5a.nasl) instead.");
    
    global_var cvss_score;
    cvss_score=7;
    include('freebsd_package.inc');
    
    
    pkg_test(pkg:"cyrus<2.0.17");
    
    pkg_test(pkg:"cyrus>=2.1<2.1.11");
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-215.NASL
    descriptionTimo Sirainen discovered a buffer overflow in the Cyrus IMAP server, which could be exploited by a remote attacker prior to logging in. A malicious user could craft a request to run commands on the server under the UID and GID of the cyrus server.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15052
    published2004-09-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15052
    titleDebian DSA-215-1 : cyrus-imapd - buffer overflow
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-215. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(15052);
      script_version("1.25");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:17");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1580");
      script_bugtraq_id(6298);
      script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"740169");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"215");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-215-1 : cyrus-imapd - buffer overflow");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Timo Sirainen discovered a buffer overflow in the Cyrus IMAP server,
    which could be exploited by a remote attacker prior to logging in. A
    malicious user could craft a request to run commands on the server
    under the UID and GID of the cyrus server."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-215"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the cyrus-imapd package.
    
    For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been
    fixed in version 1.5.19-9.1.
    
    For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed
    in version 1.5.19-2.2."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cyrus-imapd");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2002/12/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"cyrus-admin", reference:"1.5.19-2.2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"cyrus-common", reference:"1.5.19-2.2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"cyrus-dev", reference:"1.5.19-2.2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"cyrus-imapd", reference:"1.5.19-2.2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"cyrus-nntp", reference:"1.5.19-2.2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"cyrus-pop3d", reference:"1.5.19-2.2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"cyrus-admin", reference:"1.5.19-9.1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"cyrus-common", reference:"1.5.19-9.1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"cyrus-dev", reference:"1.5.19-9.1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"cyrus-imapd", reference:"1.5.19-9.1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"cyrus-nntp", reference:"1.5.19-9.1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"cyrus-pop3d", reference:"1.5.19-9.1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");