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Gentoo: 200802-03 Normal: Horde IMP Security Bypass Issue

Insufficient checks in Horde may allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200802-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Horde IMP: Security bypass Date: February 11, 2008 Bugs: #205377 ID: 200802-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Insufficient checks in Horde may allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. Background ========= Horde IMP provides a web-based access to IMAP and POP3 mailboxes. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apps/horde-imp < 4.1.6 > = 4.1.6 Description ========== Ulf Harnhammar, Secunia Research discovered that the "frame" and "frameset" HTML tags are not properly filtered out. He also reported that certain HTTP requests are executed without being checked. Impact ===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted HTML e-mail, possibly resulting in the deletion of arbitrary e-mail messages. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Horde IMP users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =www-apps/horde-imp-4.1.6" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2007-6018 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6018 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the GentooSecurity Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200802-03 Concerns? ======== 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2008 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/2.5/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - iD8DBQFHsMu0uhJ+ozIKI5gRAs7IAJ9LidWBaJ2y444ahU0lxEeNOkXPsQCgiwT7 vfR5myUgGhfOREBpXZKAC0M=vZ98 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . Gentoo Advisory GLSA-202105-12 details a vulnerability in WordPress that could allow unauthorized access. Immediate update suggested.. Horde IMP,Security Advisory,Gentoo Linux,Remote Access,Security Bypass. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 11, 2008 Gentoo