Sylpheed-Claws Mail Client SMTP Error Reporting Format String Vulnerability

BID:8877

Info

Sylpheed-Claws Mail Client SMTP Error Reporting Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8877
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0852
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 22 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 11:56PM
Credit: This vulnerability was reported by Georgi Guninski.
Vulnerable: Sylpheed Sylpheed 0.9.6
Sylpheed Sylpheed 0.9.5
Sylpheed Sylpheed 0.9.4
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
Claws-Mail Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.6 claws
Claws-Mail Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.5 claws
Claws-Mail Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.4 claws
Not Vulnerable: Sylpheed Sylpheed 0.9.7

Discussion

Sylpheed-Claws Mail Client SMTP Error Reporting Format String Vulnerability

A format string vulnerability has been reported for Sylpheed-Claws when displaying error messages reported by SMTP servers. As a result, a maliciously configured SMTP server designed to transmit format specifiers within error messages may be capable of corrupting memory within a users Sylpheed-Claws process. This could ultimately result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Exploit / POC

Sylpheed-Claws Mail Client SMTP Error Reporting Format String Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Sylpheed-Claws Mail Client SMTP Error Reporting Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue was addressed in the CVS tree on the same day the issue was reported. An updated version of Sylpheed-Claws does not appear to be available at this time, however users are advised to patch their code bases using CVS or by applying the patch supplied below.

For the stable Sylpheed mail client, this issue has been addressed in release 0.9.7. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.


Sylpheed Sylpheed 0.9.4

Sylpheed Sylpheed 0.9.5

Sylpheed Sylpheed 0.9.6

Claws-Mail Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.6 claws

References

Sylpheed-Claws Mail Client SMTP Error Reporting Format String Vulnerability

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