Gentoo update for Claws Mail



| Updated: 2020-07-28
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-15917
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32987

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15917

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system

The vulnerability exists due to a protocol violation in "common/session.c "file when suffix data after STARTTLS is mishandled. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
mail-client/claws-mail to version: 3.17.6

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-56


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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