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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200710-29
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Severity: Normal
Title: Sylpheed, Claws Mail: User-assisted remote execution of
arbitrary code
Date: October 25, 2007
Bugs: #190104
ID: 200710-29
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Synopsis
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A format string error has been discovered in Sylpheed and Claws Mail,
potentially leading to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Sylpheed and Claws Mail are two GTK based e-mail clients.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-client/sylpheed < 2.4.5 >= 2.4.5
2 mail-client/claws-mail < 3.0.0 >= 3.0.0
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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Ulf Harnhammar from Secunia Research discovered a format string error
in the inc_put_error() function in file src/inc.c.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious POP
server sending specially crafted replies, possibly resulting in the
execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the
application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Sylpheed users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/sylpheed-2.4.5"
All Claws Mail users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/claws-mail-3.0.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-2958
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2958
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-29.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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