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Posted on 29 November 2006
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-22
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Severity: Normal
Title: Ingo H3: Folder name shell command injection
Date: November 27, 2006
Bugs: #153927
ID: 200611-22
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Synopsis
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Ingo H3 is vulnerable to arbitrary shell command execution when
handling procmail rules.
Background
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Ingo H3 is a generic frontend for editing Sieve, procmail, maildrop and
IMAP filter rules.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/horde-ingo < 1.1.2 >= 1.1.2
Description
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Ingo H3 fails to properly escape shell metacharacters in procmail
rules.
Impact
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A remote authenticated attacker could craft a malicious rule which
could lead to the execution of arbitrary shell commands on the server.
Workaround
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Don't use procmail with Ingo H3.
Resolution
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All Ingo H3 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/horde-ingo-1.1.2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-5449
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5449
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-200611-22.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 2006 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
