Debian: DSA-2921-1: xbuffy security update

Date 04 May 2014

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Michael Niedermayer discovered a vulnerability in xbuffy, an utility for displaying message count in mailbox and newsgroup accounts. By sending carefully crafted messages to a mail or news account

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2921-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
May 04, 2014 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : xbuffy
CVE ID : CVE-2014-0469

Michael Niedermayer discovered a vulnerability in xbuffy, an utility for
displaying message count in mailbox and newsgroup accounts.

By sending carefully crafted messages to a mail or news account
monitored by xbuffy, an attacker can trigger a stack-based buffer
overflow, leading to xbuffy crash or even remote code execution.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.3.bl.3.dfsg-8+deb6u1.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.3.bl.3.dfsg-8+deb7u1.

For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.3.bl.3.dfsg-9.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.3.bl.3.dfsg-9.

We recommend that you upgrade your xbuffy packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

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