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Novell Netmail Script Insertion Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15962
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Release Date:
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2005-07-08
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Last Update:
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2005-10-12
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Popularity:
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6,665 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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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: | Novell NetMail 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2176
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Description:
shalom has discovered a vulnerability in Netmail, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks.
The vulnerability is caused due to unsafe rendering of HTML file attachments when an email is opened for viewing. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when the email containing the malicious HTML attachment is viewed.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 3.52. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 3.52D.
NetWare:
http://support.novell.com/servlet/filedownload/pub/netmail352d_nw.zip
Windows:
http://support.novell.com/servlet/filedownload/pub/netmail352d_win.zip
Linux:
http://support.novell.com/servlet/filedownload/sec/pub/netmail352d_lin.tgz
Provided and/or discovered by:
shalom
Changelog:
2005-07-12: Added CVE reference.
2005-10-11: Updated "Solution" section.
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