Pufferüberlauf in metamail
ID: | RHSA-2006:0217-01 |
Distribution: | Red Hat |
Plattformen: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
Datum: | Di, 21. Februar 2006, 16:04 |
Referenzen: | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0709 |
Applikationen: | metamail |
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: metamail security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2006:0217-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0217.html Issue date: 2006-02-21 Updated on: 2006-02-21 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CVE-2006-0709 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: An updated metamail package that fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 is now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 3. Problem description: Metamail is a system for handling multimedia mail. A buffer overflow bug was found in the way Metamail processes certain mail messages. An attacker could create a carefully-crafted message such that when it is opened by a victim and parsed through Metamail, it runs arbitrary code as the victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2006-0709 to this issue. Users of Metamail should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch that is not vulnerable to this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 181665 - CVE-2006-0709 Metamail heap based buffer overflow 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm 0d9e11b28157bcf5f1da1a99513b59fa metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm i386: f0b370477bbae8a72eb5d9211b3b2313 metamail-2.7-30.i386.rpm ia64: 8ee8c235fed4fd06e629803e4f414ba3 metamail-2.7-30.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm 0d9e11b28157bcf5f1da1a99513b59fa metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm ia64: 8ee8c235fed4fd06e629803e4f414ba3 metamail-2.7-30.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm 0d9e11b28157bcf5f1da1a99513b59fa metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm i386: f0b370477bbae8a72eb5d9211b3b2313 metamail-2.7-30.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm 0d9e11b28157bcf5f1da1a99513b59fa metamail-2.7-30.src.rpm i386: f0b370477bbae8a72eb5d9211b3b2313 metamail-2.7-30.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0709 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is |