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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-29.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-29.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7be5d5a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-29.xml @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +<?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="200710-29"> + <title>Sylpheed, Claws Mail: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A format string error has been discovered in Sylpheed and Claws Mail, + potentially leading to the remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sylpheed claws-mail</product> + <announced>October 25, 2007</announced> + <revised>October 25, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>190104</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-client/sylpheed" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.4.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.4.5</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="mail-client/claws-mail" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.0.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.0.0</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Sylpheed and Claws Mail are two GTK based e-mail clients. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Ulf Harnhammar from Secunia Research discovered a format string error + in the inc_put_error() function in file src/inc.c. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious POP + server sending specially crafted replies, possibly resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the + application. + </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-2.4.5"</code> + <p> + All Claws Mail users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/claws-mail-3.0.0"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2958">CVE-2007-2958</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:54:19 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:57:28 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:46:46 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |