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GLSA 200501-35: Evolution: Integer overflow in camel-lock-helper
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 01/25/2005 03:18 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
An Evolution security update has been released for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-35
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Evolution: Integer overflow in camel-lock-helper
Date: January 24, 2005
Bugs: #79183
ID: 200501-35
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Synopsis
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An overflow in the camel-lock-helper application can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-35
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Severity: High
Title: Evolution: Integer overflow in camel-lock-helper
Date: January 24, 2005
Bugs: #79183
ID: 200501-35
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Synopsis
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An overflow in the camel-lock-helper application can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Background
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Evolution is a GNOME groupware application similar to Microsoft Outlook.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-client/evolution <= 2.0.2 >= 2.0.2-r1
Description
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Max Vozeler discovered an integer overflow in the camel-lock-helper application, which is installed as setgid mail by default.
Impact
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A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code with the privileges of the 'mail' group. A remote attacker could also setup a malicious POP server to execute arbitrary code when an Evolution user connects to it.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Evolution users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
# ">=mail-client/evolution-2.0.2-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0102
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0102
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-35.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Evolution is a GNOME groupware application similar to Microsoft Outlook.
Affected packages
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 mail-client/evolution <= 2.0.2 >= 2.0.2-r1
Description
==========
Max Vozeler discovered an integer overflow in the camel-lock-helper application, which is installed as setgid mail by default.
Impact
=====
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code with the privileges of the 'mail' group. A remote attacker could also setup a malicious POP server to execute arbitrary code when an Evolution user connects to it.
Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
=========
All Evolution users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
# ">=mail-client/evolution-2.0.2-r1"
References
=========
[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0102
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0102
Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-35.xml
Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
======
Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
