From 083e6f27af88401624b32757eef87fbbe4730aef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil McGovern Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:57:31 +0000 Subject: Releasing mailutils (DTSA-20-1) git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.debian.org/svn/secure-testing@2403 e39458fd-73e7-0310-bf30-c45bca0a0e42 --- website/DTSA/DTSA-20-1.html | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 92 insertions(+) create mode 100644 website/DTSA/DTSA-20-1.html (limited to 'website') diff --git a/website/DTSA/DTSA-20-1.html b/website/DTSA/DTSA-20-1.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6c00538b7e --- /dev/null +++ b/website/DTSA/DTSA-20-1.html @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ + + + Debian testing security team - Advisory + + + + +
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DTSA-20-1

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Date Reported:
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October 13th, 2005
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Affected Package:
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mailutils
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Vulnerability:
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Format string vulnerability
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Problem-Scope:
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remote
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Debian-specific:
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No
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CVE:
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+CAN-2005-2878 +
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More information:
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A format string vulnerability has been discovered in Mailutils. 
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+CAN-2005-2878 
+ A format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU 
+ Mailutils 0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via 
+ format string specifiers in the SEARCH command. 
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For the testing distribution (etch) this is fixed in version 1:0.6.90-2.1etch1
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For the unstable distribution (sid) this is fixed in version 1:0.6.90-3
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This upgrade is recommended if you use mailutils.
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If you have the secure testing lines in your sources.list, you can update by running this command as root:
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apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
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To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
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deb http://secure-testing-mirrors.debian.net/debian-secure-testing etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free
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deb-src http://secure-testing-mirrors.debian.net/debian-secure-testing etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free
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The archive signing key can be downloaded from
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http://secure-testing.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc
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