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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-26.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-26.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bb90e1a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-26.xml @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +<?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="200503-26"> + <title>Sylpheed, Sylpheed-claws: Message reply overflow</title> + <synopsis> + Sylpheed and Sylpheed-claws contain a vulnerability that can be triggered + when replying to specially crafted messages. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sylpheed sylpheed-claws</product> + <announced>March 20, 2005</announced> + <revised>March 20, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>84056</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-client/sylpheed" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.3</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="mail-client/sylpheed-claws" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Sylpheed is a lightweight email client and newsreader. + Sylpheed-claws is a 'bleeding edge' version of Sylpheed. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Sylpheed and Sylpheed-claws fail to properly handle non-ASCII + characters in email headers when composing reply messages. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker can send an email containing a malicious non-ASCII + header which, when replied to, would cause the program to crash, + potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the user running the software. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Sylpheed users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/sylpheed-1.0.3"</code> + <p> + All Sylpheed-claws users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/sylpheed-claws-1.0.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://sylpheed.good-day.net/#changes">Sylpheed ChangeLog</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0667">CAN-2005-0667</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:05:52 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:35:33 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:41:22 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |