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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200409-01 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: High |
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Title: vpopmail: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: September 01, 2004 |
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Bugs: #60844 |
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ID: 200409-01 |
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Synopsis |
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vpopmail contains several bugs making it vulnerable to several SQL |
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injection exploits as well as one buffer overflow and one format |
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string exploit when using Sybase. This could lead to the execution of |
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arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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vpopmail handles virtual mail domains for qmail and Postfix. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-mail/vpopmail < 5.4.6 >= 5.4.6 |
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Description |
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vpopmail is vulnerable to several unspecified SQL injection exploits. |
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Furthermore when using Sybase as the backend database vpopmail is |
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vulnerable to a buffer overflow and format string exploit. |
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Impact |
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These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute code with the |
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permissions of the user running vpopmail. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to |
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upgrade to the latest available version of vpopmail. |
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Resolution |
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All vpopmail users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=net-mail/vpopmail-5.4.6" |
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# emerge ">=net-mail/vpopmail-5.4.6" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] vpopmail Announcement |
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http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=400873 |
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[ 2 ] Bugtraq Announcement |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/371913/2004-08-15/2004-08-21/0 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-01.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 |
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