CVE-2007-5740 format string vulnerability

Debian Bug report logs - #448853
CVE-2007-5740 format string vulnerability

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Nico Golde <nion@debian.org>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: format string vulnerability

Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:45:40 +0100

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Package: perdition
Severity: grave
Tags: security

Hi,
"Perdition IMAPD is affected by a format string bug in one of its IMAP 
output-string formatting functions. The bug allows the execution of 
arbitrary code on the affected server. A successful exploit does not 
require prior authentication."

For more information see:
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2007/Oct/0443.html

Solution: update to 0.17.1

A CVE id for this is pending.
Kind regards
Nico
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Message #10 received at 448853@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Nico Golde <nion@debian.org>

To: 448853@bugs.debian.org

Cc: control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: format string vulnerability

Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:49:22 +0100

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tags 448853 + patch
thanks

Hi,
not 0.17.1 but 1.17.1, sorry.
A patch for this can be found on:
http://perdition.cvs.sourceforge.net/perdition/perdition/perdition/imap4_in.c?r1=1.45&r2=1.46

Kind regards
Nico

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Message #19 received at 448853@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Nico Golde <nion@debian.org>

To: 448853@bugs.debian.org

Subject: perdition format string vulnerability

Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 14:12:38 +0100

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Hi,
this is CVE-2007-5740, if you fix this bug, please include 
the CVE id in your changelog.
Thanks
Nico

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Message #24 received at 448853-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au>

To: 448853-done@bugs.debian.org

Cc: Nico Golde <nion@debian.org>

Subject: Re: Processed: retitle 448853 to CVE-2007-5740 format string vulnerability

Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 22:20:18 +0900

Version: 1.17.1-1

Fixed in 1.17.1-1 which was uploaded earlier today.
Will also be fixed in packages that have been prepared for
stable and oldstable, 1.17-7etch4 and 1.15-5sarge1 respectively.

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