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gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200509-10">
<title>Mailutils: Format string vulnerability in imap4d</title>
<synopsis>
The imap4d server contains a vulnerability allowing an authenticated user
to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the imap4d process.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">mailutils</product>
<announced>September 17, 2005</announced>
<revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised>
<bug>105458</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="net-mail/mailutils" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">0.6-r2</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">0.6-r2</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
The GNU Mailutils are a collection of mail-related utilities, including
an IMAP4 server (imap4d).
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
The imap4d server contains a format string bug in the handling of IMAP
SEARCH requests.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="high">
<p>
An authenticated IMAP user could exploit the format string error in
imap4d to execute arbitrary code as the imap4d user, which is usually
root.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
There are no known workarounds at this time.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
All GNU Mailutils users should upgrade to the latest available version:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=net-mail/mailutils-0.6-r2&quot;</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&amp;type=vulnerabilities">iDEFENSE 09.09.05 advisory</uri>
<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2878">CVE-2005-2878</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:42:03 +0000">
koon
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:42:17 +0000">
koon
</metadata>
</glsa>