Information disclosure in imapsync - CVE-2013-4279

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Information disclosure in imapsync - CVE-2013-4279

Published: April 19, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41785
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4279
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

imapsync 1.564 and earlier performs a release check by default, which sends sensitive information (imapsync, operating system, and Perl version) to the developer's site.


Affected software

imapsync
Fedora
imapsync

How to mitigate CVE-2013-4279

Install update from vendor's website.

imapsync - addressed in versions 1.584-2.el5, 1.584-2.el6, 1.644-2.el5, 1.644-2.el6, 1.644-2.el7, 1.644-2.fc21, 1.644-2.fc22, 1.644-2.fc23

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