Sylpheed Buffer Overflow in Processing Message Headers May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1013376
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1013376
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CVE Reference: CAN-2005-0667
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Mar 18 2005
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Original Entry Date: Mar 4 2005
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 1.0.3
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Sylpheed. A remote user may be able to execute arbitrary code on the target system in certain cases.
A remote user can send a message with specially crafted headers to the target user. Then, when the target user replies to the affected
message, a buffer overflow may occur. It may be possible to execute arbitrary code, however, the report did not confirm this.
Certain
headers containing non-ASCII characters can trigger the overflow.
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Impact: A remote user may be able to execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
[Editor's note: The report did not confirm code execution.]
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.0.3), available at:
http://sylpheed.good-day.net/
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Vendor URL: sylpheed.good-day.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:09:14 -0500
Subject: http://sylpheed.good-day.net/
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> A buffer overflow bug was fixed at 1.0.3. This problem exists in almost all of the
> older version, so be sure to upgrade.
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