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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200303-12 |
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PACKAGE : qpopper |
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SUMMARY : buffer overflow |
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DATE : 2003-03-17 09:50 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : remote |
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VERSIONS AFFECTED : <4.0.5 |
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FIXED VERSION : >=4.0.5 |
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CVE : CAN-2003-0143 |
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- From advisory: |
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"Under certain conditions it is possible to execute arbitrary code using |
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a buffer overflow in the recent qpopper. |
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You need a valid username/password-combination and code is (depending on |
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the setup) usually executed with the user's uid and gid mail." |
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Read the full advisory at: |
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http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=104739841223916&w=2 |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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net-mail/qpopper upgrade to qpopper-4.0.5 as follows: |
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emerge sync |
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emerge qpopper |
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emerge clean |
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