Bug 105458 – net-mail/mailutils format string vulnerability in imap4d

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Security

[Description Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) 2005-09-09 23:05:35 UTC]

This patch fixes format string vulnerability in Mailutils 0.6 imap4d search   
command.   
 
Fix is there: 
 
http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/download.php?item_id=4407&item_file_id=5160 
  
Original advisory:  
  
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false

[Comment 1 Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) 2005-09-09 23:07:10 UTC]

net-mail do we install any init script for imap4d and if so which user does it 
run as? Please advise and bump as necessary. 

[Comment 2 Fernando J. Pereda (RETIRED) 2005-09-10 01:57:09 UTC]

No, we don't install an init script for imap4d. I'll try to bump it later.

Cheers,
Ferdy

[Comment 3 Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) 2005-09-10 07:21:38 UTC]

Rerating as C1 (marginal software with specific configuration) still it is  
rated as major severity.  

[Comment 4 Fernando J. Pereda (RETIRED) 2005-09-10 15:53:39 UTC]

mailutils-0.6-r2 is in CVS with that patch.

Cheers,
Ferdy

[Comment 5 Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) 2005-09-11 02:41:14 UTC]

Keyworded alright, ready for GLSA

[Comment 6 Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) 2005-09-11 02:52:04 UTC]

Let's have a vote, because impact is not that obvious...

Authenticated users may execute code as the user imap4d runs at. Since imap4d
apparently supports non-system auth, this may open the system to unauthorized
access... I tend to vote YES.

[Comment 7 Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) 2005-09-11 03:08:15 UTC]

We don't provide an init script and only authenticated users can supposedly 
exploit the vulnerability. I vote NO. 

[Comment 8 Tavis Ormandy (RETIRED) 2005-09-14 03:14:22 UTC]

I vote YES, for the reasons koon mentioned.

[Comment 9 Stefan Cornelius (RETIRED) 2005-09-14 03:18:58 UTC]

yes over here, too

[Comment 10 Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) 2005-09-17 05:33:13 UTC]

GLSA 200509-10