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GLSA-200710-29 : Sylpheed, Claws Mail: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27580

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200710-29 (Sylpheed, Claws Mail: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code)

 Ulf Harnhammar from Secunia Research discovered a format string error in the inc_put_error() function in file src/inc.c.
 Impact :

 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.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Sylpheed users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/sylpheed-2.4.5' All Claws Mail users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/claws-mail-3.0.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200710-29

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27580

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200710-29.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 10/26/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:claws-mail, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:sylpheed, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2958

GLSA: 200710-29