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62 lines
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200509-10">
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<title>Mailutils: Format string vulnerability in imap4d</title>
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<synopsis>
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The imap4d server contains a vulnerability allowing an authenticated user
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to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the imap4d process.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">mailutils</product>
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<announced>2005-09-17</announced>
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<revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised>
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<bug>105458</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-mail/mailutils" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">0.6-r2</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">0.6-r2</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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The GNU Mailutils are a collection of mail-related utilities, including
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an IMAP4 server (imap4d).
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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The imap4d server contains a format string bug in the handling of IMAP
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SEARCH requests.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="high">
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<p>
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An authenticated IMAP user could exploit the format string error in
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imap4d to execute arbitrary code as the imap4d user, which is usually
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root.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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There are no known workarounds at this time.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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All GNU Mailutils users should upgrade to the latest available version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailutils-0.6-r2"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities">iDEFENSE 09.09.05 advisory</uri>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2878">CVE-2005-2878</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-09-15T13:42:03Z">
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koon
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-09-15T13:42:17Z">
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koon
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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