Debian Security Advisory
DSA-841-1 mailutils -- format string vulnerability
- Date Reported:
- 04 Oct 2005
- Affected Packages:
- mailutils
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-2878.
- More information:
-
A format string vulnerability has been discovered in GNU mailutils which contains utilities for handling mail that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the IMAP server.
The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.1-4sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.90-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your mailutils package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-doc_0.6.1-4sarge1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0_0.6.1-4sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_0.6.1-4sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-comsatd_0.6.1-4sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-imap4d_0.6.1-4sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-mh_0.6.1-4sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop3d_0.6.1-4sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0-dev_0.6.1-4sarge1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.