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Gentoo: GLSA-200911-03 High: IMAP Toolkit Code Execution Threats

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Calendar Grey November 25, 2009
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Critical alert issued: Various vulnerabilities in the UW IMAP framework may allow unauthorized code execution and exploit remote systems.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the UW IMAP toolkit and the c-client library, the worst of which leading to the execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200911-03 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: UW IMAP toolkit: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: November 25, 2009 Bugs: #245425, #252567 ID: 200911-03

Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the UW IMAP toolkit and the c-client library, the worst of which leading to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= The UW IMAP toolkit is a daemon for the IMAP and POP3 network mail protocols. The c-client library provides an API for IMAP, POP3 and other protocols.
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