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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-04.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..db1c5cc8 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?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="200711-04"> + <title>Evolution: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + The IMAP client of Evolution contains a vulnerability potentially leading + to the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">evolution-data-server</product> + <announced>November 06, 2007</announced> + <revised>November 06, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>190861</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="gnome-extra/evolution-data-server" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.10.3.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.10.3.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Evolution is the mail client of the GNOME desktop environment. Camel is + the Evolution Data Server module that handles mail functions. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The imap_rescan() function of the file camel-imap-folder.c does not + properly sanitize the "SEQUENCE" response sent by an IMAP server before + being used to index arrays. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A malicious or compromised IMAP server could trigger the vulnerability + and execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running + Evolution. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + Note that this GLSA addresses the same issue as GLSA 200707-03, but for + the 1.10 branch of Evolution Data Server. + </p> + <p> + All Evolution users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/evolution-data-server-1.10.3.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-03.xml">GLSA 200707-03</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3257">CVE-2007-3257</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:12:59 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:13:37 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:29:33 +0000"> + aetius + </metadata> +</glsa> |