GLSA Advocate
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:26 am Post subject: [ GLSA 202007-56 ] Claws Mail |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: Claws Mail: Improper STARTTLS handling (GLSA 202007-56)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2020-07-28
Bug(s): #733684
ID: 202007-56
Synopsis
A vulnerability was discovered in Claws Mail's STARTTLS handling,
possibly allowing an integrity/confidentiality compromise.
Background
Claws Mail is a GTK based e-mail client.
Affected Packages
Package: mail-client/claws-mail
Vulnerable: < 3.17.6
Unaffected: >= 3.17.6
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
It was discovered that Claws Mail was not properly handling state within
the STARTTLS protocol handshake.
Impact
There may be a breach of integrity or confidentiality in connections
made using Claws Mail with STARTTLS.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Claws Mail users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/claws-mail-3.17.6"
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References
CVE-2020-15917 |
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