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[ GLSA 200611-22 ] Ingo H3: Folder name shell command injection



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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200611-22
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Ingo H3: Folder name shell command injection
      Date: November 27, 2006
      Bugs: #153927
        ID: 200611-22

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Synopsis
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Ingo H3 is vulnerable to arbitrary shell command execution when
handling procmail rules.

Background
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Ingo H3 is a generic frontend for editing Sieve, procmail, maildrop and
IMAP filter rules.

Affected packages
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     Package              /  Vulnerable  /                  Unaffected
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  1  www-apps/horde-ingo       < 1.1.2                        >= 1.1.2

Description
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Ingo H3 fails to properly escape shell metacharacters in procmail
rules.

Impact
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A remote authenticated attacker could craft a malicious rule which
could lead to the execution of arbitrary shell commands on the server.

Workaround
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Don't use procmail with Ingo H3.

Resolution
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All Ingo H3 users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/horde-ingo-1.1.2"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-5449
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5449

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-200611-22.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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 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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