Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | sylpheed security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2005:303 | First vendor Publication | 2005-03-18 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2005-03-18 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Important | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5.1 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | High |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 4.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: An updated sylpheed package that fixes a buffer overflow issue is now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 3. Problem description: Sylpheed is a GTK+ based fast email client. A buffer overflow bug has been found in the way Sylpheed handles non-ASCII characters in the header of a message to which a victim replies. A carefully crafted email message could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim's machine if they reply to such a message. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0667 to this issue. Users of Sylpheed should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch, and is not vulnerable to this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 150687 - CAN-2005-0667 sylpheed buffer overflow |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-303.html |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-26 (sylpheed sylpheed-claws) File : nvt/glsa_200503_26.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: sylpheed, sylpheed-claws, sylpheed-gtk2 File : nvt/freebsd_sylpheed.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 14570 | Sylpheed Message Header Processing Overflow |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2005-09-12 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-211.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-13 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_f85361439bc411d9b8b3000a95bc6fae.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-05-19 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-224.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-03-21 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200503-26.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-03-18 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-303.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:49:11 |
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