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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 >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2003-111: balsa Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2003-111: balsa |
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Check for the version of the balsa packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated Balsa packages are available which fix potential vulnerabilities in the IMAP handling code and in libesmtp. Balsa is a GNOME email client which includes code from Mutt. A potential buffer overflow exists in Balsa versions 1.2 and higher when parsing mailbox names returned by an IMAP server. It is possible that a hostile IMAP server could cause arbitrary code to be executed by the user running Balsa. Additionally, a buffer overflow in libesmtp (an SMTP library used by Balsa) before version 0.8.11 permits a hostile remote SMTP server to execute arbitrary code via a certain response or cause a denial of service via long server responses. Users of Balsa are recommended to upgrade to these erratum packages which include updated versions of Balsa and libesmtp which are not vulnerable to these issues. Red Hat would like to thank CORE security for discovering the vulnerability, and the Mutt team for providing a patch. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-111.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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