Summary
The remote host is missing an update to courier-authlib announced via advisory DSA 1688-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201688-1
Insight
Two SQL injection vulnerabilities have beein found in courier-authlib, the courier authentification library. The MySQL database interface used insufficient escaping mechanisms when constructing SQL statements, leading to SQL injection vulnerabilities if certain charsets are used (CVE-2008-2380). A similar issue affects the PostgreSQL database interface (CVE-2008-2667).
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.58-4+etch2.
For the testing distribution (lenny) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.61.0-1+lenny1.
We recommend that you upgrade your courier-authlib packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-2380, CVE-2008-2667 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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