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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-35.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-35.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..14b94c19 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-35.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?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="200501-35"> + <title>Evolution: Integer overflow in camel-lock-helper</title> + <synopsis> + An overflow in the camel-lock-helper application can be exploited by an + attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">evolution</product> + <announced>January 24, 2005</announced> + <revised>January 24, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>79183</bug> + <access>local and remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-client/evolution" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">2.0.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Evolution is a GNOME groupware application similar to Microsoft + Outlook. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Max Vozeler discovered an integer overflow in the + camel-lock-helper application, which is installed as setgid mail by + default. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute + malicious code with the privileges of the 'mail' group. A remote + attacker could also setup a malicious POP server to execute arbitrary + code when an Evolution user connects to it. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Evolution users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/evolution-2.0.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0102">CAN-2005-0102</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:31:03 +0000"> + DerCorny + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:37:19 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |