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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200603-04
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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:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200603-04

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
https://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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/