Sylpheed and Sylpheed-Claws SMTP error message format string attack
| sylpheed-smtp-format-string (13508) |  High Risk |
Description:
Sylpheed and Sylpheed-Claws are vulnerable to a format string attack. A remote attacker, in control of a malicious SMTP server, could send a specially-crafted error message containing format strings to execute arbitrary code on the victim's computer.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For Sylpheed:
Upgrade to latest version (0.9.7 or later), available from the Sylpheed Web page. See References.
For Sylpheed-Claws:
Upgrade to latest version (0.9.7 or later), available from the Sylpheed-Claws Web page. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Oct 22 2003 - 09:49:39 CDT: Sylpheed-claws format string bug, yet still sylpheed much better than windows.
- Sylpheed Changelog Web page: Changes 0.9.7.
- Sylpheed Web page: Sylpheed - a GTK+ based, lightweight, and fast e-mail client.
- Sylpheed-Claws Web page: About -Sylpheed-Claws.
- BID-8877: Sylpheed-Claws Mail Client SMTP Error Reporting Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0852: Format string vulnerability in send_message.c for Sylpheed-claws 0.9.4 through 0.9.6 allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) in sylpheed via format strings in an error message.
Platforms Affected:
- Hiroyuki Yamamoto Sylpheed prior to 0.9.7
- Sylpheed-Claws Sylpheed-Claws prior to 0.9.7
Reported:
Oct 22, 2003
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