Submitted by KeesCook on Fri, 2007-06-22 16:33
Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2007-3257
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-475-1 June 21, 2007
evolution-data-server vulnerability
CVE-2007-3257
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntu 7.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
libcamel1.2-8 1.6.1-0ubuntu7.1
Ubuntu 6.10:
libcamel1.2-8 1.8.1-0ubuntu5.1
Ubuntu 7.04:
libcamel1.2-10 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer to
effect the necessary changes.
Details follow:
Philip Van Hoof discovered that the IMAP client in Evolution did not
correctly verify the SEQUENCE value. A malicious or spoofed server
could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with user privileges.


