CVE-2007-2958

NameCVE-2007-2958
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in the inc_put_error function in src/inc.c in Sylpheed 2.4.4, and Sylpheed-Claws (Claws Mail) 1.9.100 and 2.10.0, allows remote POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in crafted replies.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs441854

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
sylpheed (PTS)buster3.7.0-4fixed
bullseye3.7.0-8fixed
bookworm, sid3.8.0~beta1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
sylpheedsource(unstable)2.4.5-1low
sylpheed-clawssource(unstable)1.0.5-5.2low441854

Notes

[etch] - sylpheed-claws <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[sarge] - sylpheed-claws <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[etch] - sylpheed <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[sarge] - sylpheed <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
the cvs referenced in redhat bugzilla is not available anymore however
http://www.colino.net/claws-mail/getpatchset.php3?ver=2.10.0cvs153 fixes the bug

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