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[DSA533] DSA-533-1 courier

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-533-1 courier

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

A cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in sqwebmail, a
web mail application provided by the courier mail suite, whereby an
attacker could cause web script to be executed within the security
context of the sqwebmail application by injecting it via an email
message.
For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been
fixed in version 0.37.3-2.5.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.45.4-4.
We recommend that you update your courier package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-533
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 10588

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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