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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200802-3

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200802-3
Posted Feb 11, 2008
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200802-03 - Ulf Harnhammar, Secunia Research discovered that the frame and frameset HTML tags are not properly filtered out. He also reported that certain HTTP requests are executed without being checked. Versions less than 4.1.6 are affected.

tags | advisory, web
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2007-6018
SHA-256 | 657780bafc3c14c287fde088770ac4afa98d98845d94b35a85ef7705bdfed87d

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200802-3

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Severity: Normal
Title: Horde IMP: Security bypass
Date: February 11, 2008
Bugs: #205377
ID: 200802-03

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Synopsis
========

Insufficient checks in Horde may allow a remote attacker to bypass
security restrictions.

Background
==========

Horde IMP provides a web-based access to IMAP and POP3 mailboxes.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/horde-imp < 4.1.6 >= 4.1.6

Description
===========

Ulf Harnhammar, Secunia Research discovered that the "frame" and
"frameset" HTML tags are not properly filtered out. He also reported
that certain HTTP requests are executed without being checked.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted HTML
e-mail, possibly resulting in the deletion of arbitrary e-mail
messages.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Horde IMP users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/horde-imp-4.1.6"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2007-6018
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6018

Availability
============

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-03.xml

Concerns?
=========

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
=======

Copyright 2008 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/2.5
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