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Sylpheed MIME-encoded Attachment Filename Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14756
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Release Date:
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2005-03-30
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Popularity:
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8,366 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Sylpheed 0.x
Sylpheed 1.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sylpheed, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when displaying messages containing attachments with MIME-encoded filenames. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted message.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code when a malicious message is displayed.
The vulnerability affects versions 0.8.0 through 1.0.3 and development versions 1.9.0 through 1.9.4.
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