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Gentoo GLSA-200408-07 Normal: Horde-IMP Input Issue for Internet Explorer

An input validation vulnerability has been discovered in Horde-IMP. This only affects users of Internet Explorer.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Horde-IMP: Input validation vulnerability for Internet Explorer users Date: August 10, 2004 Bugs: #59336 ID: 200408-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= An input validation vulnerability has been discovered in Horde-IMP. This only affects users of Internet Explorer. Background ========= Horde-IMP is the Internet Messaging Program. It is written in PHP and provides webmail access to IMAP and POP3 accounts. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-www/horde-imp = 3.2.5 Description ========== Horde-IMP fails to properly sanitize email messages that contain malicious HTML or script code so that it is not safe for users of Internet Explorer when using the inline MIME viewer for HTML messages. Impact ===== By enticing a user to read a specially crafted e-mail, an attacker can execute arbitrary scripts running in the context of the victim's browser. This could lead to a compromise of the user's webmail account, cookie theft, etc. Workaround ========= Do not use Internet Explorer to access Horde-IMP. Resolution ========= All Horde-IMP users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv "> =horde-imp-3.2.5" # emerge "> =horde-imp-3.2.5" References ========= [ 1 ]Horde-IMP Changelog https://dev.horde.org/horde/login.php?Horde=6db128bc900b76ce2aede0257eb32271&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgit.horde.org%3A443%2Fh%2Flogin.php%3Br2%3D1.389.2.109%26ty%3Dh%3F_t%3D1752560361%26_h%3DU6uS62QZgspxTmI4OShHnxpFKx4 [ 2 ] Secunia Advisory SA12202 https://www.flexera.com/products/security/software-vulnerability-research/secunia-research Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200408-07 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 2004 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/1.0/ . Horde-IMP on Gentoo is vulnerable to input sanitization flaws. It is advised that users of Internet Explorer update their browsers to maintain security.. Gentoo Security Advisory, Horde-IMP, Webmail Exploit. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 10, 2004 Gentoo