The sql_escape_string function in auth/sql.c for the mailutils SQL authentication module does not properly quote the (backslash) character, which is used as an escape character and makes the module vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mailutils | Gnu | 1.0.6.1.1 (including) | 1.0.6.1.1 (including) |
| Mailutils | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Mailutils | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Mailutils | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Mailutils | Ubuntu | feisty | * |