1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200509-10 / mailutils |
| Release Date | September 17, 2005 |
| Latest Revision | May 22, 2006: 02 |
| Impact | high |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| net-mail/mailutils | < 0.6-r2 | >= 0.6-r2 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #105458
The imap4d server contains a vulnerability allowing an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the imap4d process.
The GNU Mailutils are a collection of mail-related utilities, including an IMAP4 server (imap4d).
The imap4d server contains a format string bug in the handling of IMAP SEARCH requests.
An authenticated IMAP user could exploit the format string error in imap4d to execute arbitrary code as the imap4d user, which is usually root.
There are no known workarounds at this time.
All GNU Mailutils users should upgrade to the latest available version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailutils-0.6-r2" |