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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200511-13.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200511-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ec0416daf914 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200511-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200511-13"> + <title>Sylpheed, Sylpheed-Claws: Buffer overflow in LDIF importer</title> + <synopsis> + Sylpheed and Sylpheed-Claws contain a buffer overflow vulnerability which + may lead to the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sylpheed sylpheed-claws</product> + <announced>2005-11-15</announced> + <revised count="01">2005-11-15</revised> + <bug>111853</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-client/sylpheed" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.4</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="mail-client/sylpheed-claws" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.5-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.5-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Sylpheed is a lightweight email client and newsreader. + Sylpheed-Claws is a 'bleeding edge' version of Sylpheed. They both + support the import of address books in LDIF (Lightweight Directory + Interchange Format). + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Colin Leroy reported buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Sylpheed + and Sylpheed-Claws. The LDIF importer uses a fixed length buffer to + store data of variable length. Two similar problems exist also in the + Mutt and Pine addressbook importers of Sylpheed-Claws. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + By convincing a user to import a specially-crafted LDIF file into + the address book, a remote attacker could 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-2.0.4"</code> + <p> + All Sylpheed-Claws users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/sylpheed-claws-1.0.5-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3354">CVE-2005-3354</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-11-13T17:42:22Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-11-13T18:10:25Z"> + adir + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-11-15T08:35:12Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |