A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - IMAP Proxy: Format string vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: IMAP Proxy: Format string vulnerabilities
Date: March 06, 2006
Bugs: #107679
ID: 200603-04
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Synopsis
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Format string vulnerabilities in IMAP Proxy may lead to the execution
of arbitrary code when connected to malicious IMAP servers.
Background
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IMAP Proxy (also known as up-imapproxy) proxies IMAP transactions
between an IMAP client and an IMAP server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/up-imapproxy < 1.2.4 >= 1.2.4
Description
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Steve Kemp discovered two format string errors in IMAP Proxy.
Impact
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A remote attacker could design a malicious IMAP server and entice
someone to connect to it using IMAP Proxy, resulting in the execution
of arbitrary code with the rights of the victim user.
Workaround
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Only connect to trusted IMAP servers using IMAP Proxy.
Resolution
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All IMAP Proxy users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/up-imapproxy-1.2.4"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2005-2661
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2661
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-200603-04.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 2006 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
