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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-17.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-17.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c57635af64e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200710-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200710-17"> + <title>Balsa: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + Balsa is vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing for the user-assisted + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">balsa</product> + <announced>2007-10-16</announced> + <revised>2007-10-16: 01</revised> + <bug>193179</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-client/balsa" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.3.20</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.3.20</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Balsa is a highly configurable email client for GNOME. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Evil Ninja Squirrel discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the + ir_fetch_seq() function when receiving a long response to a FETCH + command (CVE-2007-5007). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious or + compromised IMAP server, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary + code with the rights of the user running Balsa. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Balsa users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/balsa-2.3.20"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5007">CVE-2007-5007</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-09-26T14:01:38Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-09-26T14:01:46Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-10-08T00:14:17Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |