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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200505-17] Qpopper: Multiple Vulnerabilities Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200505-17] Qpopper: Multiple Vulnerabilities |
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Qpopper: Multiple Vulnerabilities Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200505-17 (Qpopper: Multiple Vulnerabilities) Jens Steube discovered that Qpopper doesn't drop rights to process local files from normal users (CVE-2005-1151). The upstream developers discovered that Qpopper can be forced to create group or world writeable files (CVE-2005-1152). Impact A malicious local attacker could exploit Qpopper to overwrite arbitrary files as root or create new files which are group or world writeable. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1151 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1152 Solution: All Qpopper users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/qpopper-4.0.5-r3" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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