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[GLSA-200506-02] Mailutils: SQL Injection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Mailutils: SQL Injection Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200506-02 (Mailutils: SQL Injection) When GNU Mailutils is built with the "mysql" or "postgres" USE flag, the sql_escape_string function of the authentication module fails to properly escape the "\" character, rendering it vulnerable to a SQL command injection. Impact A malicious remote user could exploit this vulnerability to inject SQL commands to the underlying database. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1824 Solution: All GNU Mailutils users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailutils-0.6-r1" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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