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[SA14622] Sylpheed-Claws Message Reply Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Mon Mar 21 2005 - 07:52:52 CST


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TITLE:
Sylpheed-Claws Message Reply Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14622

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14622/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
Sylpheed-Claws 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/4810/
Sylpheed-Claws 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/1577/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sylpheed-Claws, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

For more information:
SA14491

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.9.6.
http://sylpheed-claws.sourceforge.net/downloads.php

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=313793

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA14491:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14491/

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