RHSA-2005:303
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2005-03-18 09:20
Modified
2024-11-21 23:34
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: sylpheed security update
Notes
Topic
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.
Details
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.
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