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Scientific Linux SL4.x | Evolution SN: CVE-2007-3257 | IMAP Risk Advisory

Calendar Jun 26, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory software update evolution execution risk IMAP exploit Scientific Linux
Important: evolution security update 
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:17:52 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA for evolution on SL4.x, SL3,x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Important: evolution security update
Issue date:	2007-06-25
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-3257

A flaw was found in the way Evolution processes certain IMAP server
messages. If a user can be tricked into connecting to a malicious IMAP
server it may be possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running
evolution. (CVE-2007-3257)

SL 3.0.x

 SRPMS:
	evolution-1.4.5-21.el3.src.rpm
 i386:
	evolution-1.4.5-21.el3.i386.rpm
	evolution-devel-1.4.5-21.el3.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
	evolution-1.4.5-21.el3.x86_64.rpm
	evolution-devel-1.4.5-21.el3.x86_64.rpm

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
	evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4.src.rpm
 i386:
	evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4.i386.rpm
	evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
	evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4.x86_64.rpm
	evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson