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Gentoo GLSA 200710-29 Normal: Sylpheed, Claws Mail Remote Execution

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Calendar Grey October 26, 2007
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Gentoo advisory GLSA 200710-29 alerts users of Sylpheed and Claws Mail to remote execution risks due to a format string issue.
A format string error has been discovered in Sylpheed and Claws Mail, potentially leading to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200710-29 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Sylpheed, Claws Mail: User-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code Date: October 25, 2007 Bugs: #190104 ID: 200710-29

Synopsis ======= A format string error has been discovered in Sylpheed and Claws Mail, potentially leading to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= Sylpheed and Claws Mail are two GTK based e-mail clients.
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