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Slackware 10.1 / current : emacs movemail POP utility (SSA:2005-201-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 19851

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?168341ea

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19851

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2005-201-02.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:emacs, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:emacs-info, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:emacs-leim, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:emacs-lisp, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:emacs-misc, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:emacs-nox, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2005

Reference Information

SSA: 2005-201-02