[Full-Disclosure] [ GLSA 200501-35 ] Evolution: Integer overflow in camel-lock-helper

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200501-35
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  Severity: High
     Title: Evolution: Integer overflow in camel-lock-helper
      Date: January 24, 2005
      Bugs: #79183
        ID: 200501-35

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Synopsis
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An overflow in the camel-lock-helper application can be exploited by an
attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Background
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Evolution is a GNOME groupware application similar to Microsoft
Outlook.

Affected packages
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     Package                /  Vulnerable  /                Unaffected
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  1  mail-client/evolution      <= 2.0.2                   >= 2.0.2-r1

Description
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Max Vozeler discovered an integer overflow in the camel-lock-helper
application, which is installed as setgid mail by default.

Impact
======

A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious
code with the privileges of the 'mail' group. A remote attacker could
also setup a malicious POP server to execute arbitrary code when an
Evolution user connects to it.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Evolution users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
    # ">=mail-client/evolution-2.0.2-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0102
        http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0102

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-35.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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