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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-06.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6865b2be --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200608-06"> + <title>Courier MTA: Denial of Service vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + Courier MTA has fixed a DoS issue related to usernames containing a "=" + character. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Courier</product> + <announced>August 04, 2006</announced> + <revised>August 04, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>135005</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-mta/courier" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.53.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.53.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Courier MTA is an integrated mail and groupware server based on open + protocols. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Courier MTA has fixed a security issue relating to usernames containing + the "=" character, causing high CPU utilization. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially + crafted email to a mail gateway running a vulnerable version of Courier + MTA. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Courier MTA users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-mta/courier-0.53.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2659">CVE-2006-2659</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:22:29 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:22:37 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:39:08 +0000"> + dizzutch + </metadata> +</glsa> |