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openSUSE Security Update : claws-mail (openSUSE-2020-1139)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 139303

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for claws-mail fixes the following issues :

 - Update to 3.17.6 :

 - It is now possible to 'Inherit Folder properties and processing rules from parent folder' when creating new folders with the move message and copy message dialogues.

 - A Phishing warning is now shown when copying a phishing URL, (in addition to clicking a phishing URL).

 - The progress window when importing an mbox file is now more responsive.

 - A warning dialogue is shown if the selected privacy system is 'None' and automatic signing amd/or encrypting is enabled.

 - Python plugin: pkgconfig is now used to check for python2. This enables the Python plugin (which uses python2) to be built on newer systems which have both python2 and python3.

 - CVE-2020-15917: Fixed an improper handling of suffix data after STARTTLS is mishandled (boo#1174457).

Solution

Update the affected claws-mail packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174457

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 139303

File Name: openSUSE-2020-1139.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/4/2020

Updated: 2/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15917

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:claws-mail-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:claws-mail, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:claws-mail-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:claws-mail-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:claws-mail-debugsource

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15917