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diff --git a/glsa-200502-20.xml b/glsa-200502-20.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2335690512d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200502-20.xml @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200502-20"> + <title>Emacs, XEmacs: Format string vulnerabilities in movemail</title> + <synopsis> + The movemail utility shipped with Emacs and XEmacs contains several format + string vulnerabilities, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary + code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Emacs</product> + <announced>February 15, 2005</announced> + <revised>July 23, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>79686</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-editors/emacs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">21.4</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">19</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">21.4</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="app-editors/xemacs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">21.4.15-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">21.4.15-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + GNU Emacs and XEmacs are highly extensible and customizable text + editors. movemail is an Emacs utility that can fetch mail on remote + mail servers. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Max Vozeler discovered that the movemail utility contains several + format string errors. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could set up a malicious POP server and entice a user to + connect to it using movemail, resulting in the execution of arbitrary + code with the rights of the victim user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Emacs users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-21.4"</code> + <p> + All XEmacs users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/xemacs-21.4.15-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0100">CAN-2005-0100</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:36:27 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:06:08 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:06:17 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |