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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201709-13 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: SquirrelMail: Remote Code Execution |
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Date: September 17, 2017 |
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Bugs: #616700 |
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ID: 201709-13 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in SquirrelMail might allow remote attackers to execute |
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arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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SquirrelMail is a webmail package written in PHP. It supports IMAP and |
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SMTP and can optionally be installed with SQL support. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 mail-client/squirrelmail |
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< 1.4.23_pre20140426 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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It was discovered that the sendmail.cf file is mishandled in a popen |
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call. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open an e-mail attachment, |
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could execute arbitrary shell commands. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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Gentoo has discontinued support for SquirrelMail and recommends that |
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users unmerge the package: |
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# emerge --unmerge "mail-client/squirrelmail" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-7692 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7692 |
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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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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-13 |
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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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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 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/2.5 |