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[ GLSA 200406-11 ] Horde-IMP: Input validation vulnerability
From: Kurt Lieber <klieber () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:25:32 +0000
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Horde-IMP: Input validation vulnerability Date: June 16, 2004 Bugs: #53862 ID: 200406-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== An input validation vulnerability has been discovered in Horde-IMP. Background ========== Horde-IMP is the Internet Messaging Program. It is written in PHP and provides webmail access to IMAP and POP3 accounts. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-www/horde-imp <= 3.2.3 >= 3.2.4 Description =========== Horde-IMP fails to properly sanitize email messages that contain malicious HTML or script code. Impact ====== By enticing a user to read a specially crafted e-mail, an attacker can execute arbitrary scripts running in the context of the victim's browser. This could lead to a compromise of the user's webmail account, cookie theft, etc. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Horde-IMP users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=horde-imp-3.2.4" # emerge ">=horde-imp-3.2.4" References ========== [ 1 ] Bugtraq Announcement http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10501 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-11.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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