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[ GLSA 200411-25 ] SquirrelMail: Encoded text XSS vulnerability
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:18:58 +0100
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Low Title: SquirrelMail: Encoded text XSS vulnerability Date: November 17, 2004 Bugs: #70739 ID: 200411-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Squirrelmail fails to properly sanitize user input, which could lead to a compromise of webmail accounts. Background ========== SquirrelMail is a webmail package written in PHP. It supports IMAP and SMTP, and can optionally be installed with SQL support. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mail-client/squirrelmail < 1.4.3a-r2 >= 1.4.3a-r2 Description =========== SquirrelMail fails to properly sanitize certain strings when decoding specially-crafted headers. 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 SquirrelMail users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/squirrelmail-1.4.3a-r2" Note: Users with the vhosts USE flag set should manually use webapp-config to finalize the update. References ========== [ 1 ] SquirrelMail Advisory http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user/21169 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-25.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 Foundation, 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/2.0
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