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Gentoo Security Update Fixes GNU Mailutils Format String Issue

Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes GNU Mailutils Format String Issue
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1778
CVE ID : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-09-19

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Technical Description

Gentoo has released updated packages to correct a vulnerability identified in GNU Mailutils. This flaw is due to a format string error in the "util_finish()" function that does not properly handle specially crafted "SEARCH" commands, which could be exploited by authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a vulnerable system. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1702

ChangeLog

2005-09-19 : Initial release

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