Debian alert: New courier packages fix SQL injection

Posted by dave on Jan 30, 2003 5:46 AM EDT
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The developers of courier, an integrated user side mail server, discovered a problem in the PostgreSQL auth module. Not all potentially malicious characters were sanitized before the username was passed to the PostgreSQL engine. An attacker could inject arbitrary SQL commands and queries exploiting this vulnerability. The MySQL auth module is not affected.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA 247-1                     security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                             Martin Schulze
January 30th, 2003                      http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : courier
Vulnerability  : missing input sanitizing
Problem-Type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id         : CAN-2003-0040

The developers of courier, an integrated user side mail server,
discovered a problem in the PostgreSQL auth module.  Not all
potentially malicious characters were sanitized before the username
was passed to the PostgreSQL engine.  An attacker could inject
arbitrary SQL commands and queries exploiting this vulnerability.  The
MySQL auth module is not affected.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.37.3-3.3.

The old stable distribution (potato) does not contain courier packages.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.40.2-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your courier-authpostgresql package.


Upgrade Instructions
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wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
        will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
        will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.


Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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  Source archives:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3.dsc
      Size/MD5 checksum:      846 06c98336ee0e40813eac24cb59574de8
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3.diff.gz
      Size/MD5 checksum:    12649 bac28bb29418f9d965aedeb819876ebc
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3.orig.tar.gz
      Size/MD5 checksum:  3238268 f5f742679ac97906fc306763e08e1ed8

  Alpha architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_alpha.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    43286 d73b6054896137f6593a4b438da54fdc
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_alpha.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9970 f8141363587679a4badc7c1c7e714751
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_alpha.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7700 6b774c8584957bee71f0cf4f66aac69a
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_alpha.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9748 d75800272a41656b4324131a8de3a47c
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_alpha.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    93626 7cb6a750dfcd12d70cc792d6c0c25e44

  ARM architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_arm.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    31688 76f041c97200593230de7d75b74a27fa
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_arm.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9982 0391cd8403375b732364729533195baa
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_arm.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7710 39351976e1843f6c376864d578c88f8a
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_arm.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9762 c012baa4e698f48e6e74562f6f626d83
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_arm.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    85796 b9ef96842ea07aa90f55e5ed9a22fcc6

  Intel IA-32 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_i386.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    31702 06f4eb45fef2f3bdc3240489e54ddb94
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_i386.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9986 584fe5ff49d360476ebf7ae799f55d78
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_i386.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7702 3deb08407cafe11d7f6560992aab1548
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_i386.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9754 8281e82d5e9a586d9f7c65e56cdb9d5e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_i386.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    85934 88583de865d2a8a71642c573a581b37c

  Intel IA-64 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_ia64.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    52488 9f27903c254017232f683d241291554a
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_ia64.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9966 c7892d31d784570e0b850f830de54b7a
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_ia64.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7702 432d440f8eed3064669685ba2137e675
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_ia64.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9744 16db3ffd78cf03be43f42d3dbad42abd
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_ia64.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    99776 b4ad9bfa2138c815e6ef0bdce451ad1f

  HP Precision architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_hppa.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    38698 6354e42a8825547180e1d72ce88d4411
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_hppa.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9988 a3840b6d07ecbbb331013b2974793f9b
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_hppa.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7718 2814bb4c2ba66acfd115592696e11c20
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_hppa.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9760 fd04955f15e8bcbe9beedaafd63451d4
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_hppa.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    89728 5790238a67c16dddad04cc4dedc59402

  Motorola 680x0 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_m68k.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    30386 d9371b8ca860a6c8cc528398d443dc24
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_m68k.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9996 3f02bfe83fd648b29334f5ba13ef935a
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_m68k.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7726 43da03e0fb11e24d1a7942594caa2755
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_m68k.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9782 258b1435fb6e52dd6dc9aacbe316a37e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_m68k.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    84936 7d4b51710a752d7f6a53e75b90485441

  Big endian MIPS architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_mips.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    37616 d1d9383cbba7b1051729d82a27923808
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_mips.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9988 acd934a8f93dac2ea887fd86394e24d8
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_mips.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7708 0297eb5910e632c7c06541aaca5773a3
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_mips.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9760 56a6a6b1c5ba18de262805bbb286a4ae
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_mips.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    89832 c5195e55151d73bb957aa1a438a44580

  Little endian MIPS architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_mipsel.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    37664 ca340f34aa9ca4f4d4dca605c07a65ce
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_mipsel.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9994 262df132d4996cac3011e6721da75864
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_mipsel.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7718 185ff2b06601d9be54ff24ff9970b7c8
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_mipsel.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9768 cf246ff96396e47d46bbb93051aa2352
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_mipsel.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    89710 dd9288abb1040c1e7abfcd60d77853e3

  PowerPC architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_powerpc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    34250 18d79adacdd40dc28c0a98b935123a44
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_powerpc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9984 7fabecb34944b6c91c3d715828ff1c29
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_powerpc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7702 7879e85df4b5784d88e4d399151376ce
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_powerpc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9762 8bc79b825932c9fc610eb0da1a0ae363
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_powerpc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    87626 e35e6dfcae22dc627323bc1c0b9a708c

  IBM S/390 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_s390.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    32818 57a6010ead7b7198e3821d1ecc59b3f7
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_s390.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9978 db8df580e4191d72f6816ec16e08e31b
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_s390.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7704 5b27db7bc128e9321bbe3e5ba6e73bc7
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_s390.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9756 a12f26e225fa2afe304177a0fc3628ec
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_s390.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    87528 59e1740f6ef624130ff3e27ed81b92d4

  Sun Sparc architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-authpostgresql_0.37.3-3.3_sparc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    32670 f44e6c6b05e3b4eb5badaa0c02b982fb
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-imap-ssl_1.4.3-3.3_sparc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9980 da61d5ef0adf05de8a8f336630c4b42b
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-mta-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_sparc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     7710 16c0477e0c3c5143e0b78824b16ca986
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-pop-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_sparc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:     9758 1aff618c6a6547f6ad4a2f425d65ed48
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/courier-ssl/courier-ssl_0.37.3-3.3_sparc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    89076 12602177603319651d1084cd86edbebf


  These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
  its next revision.

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For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>

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