[slackware-security] emacs movemail POP utility (SSA:2005-201-02)
New emacs packages are available for Slackware 10.1 and -current to
a security issue with the movemail utility for retrieving mail from
a POP mail server. If used to connect to a malicious POP server, it
is possible for the server to cause the execution of arbitrary code as
the user running emacs.
Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/emacs-21.4a-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to emacs-21.4a.
This fixes a vulnerability in the movemail utility when connecting to a
malicious POP server that may allow the execution of arbitrary code as
the user running emacs.
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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