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

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Ingo H3: Folder name shell command injection
Date:	11/27/2006
Bugs:	#153927
ID:	200611-22

Synopsis

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

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-apps/horde-ingo	< 1.1.2	>= 1.1.2	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

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

Workaround

Don't use procmail with Ingo H3.

Resolution

All Ingo H3 users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

References

CVE-2006-5449

Availability

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?

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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.