Pufferüberlauf in Metamail
ID: | 200603-16 |
Distribution: | Gentoo |
Plattformen: | Keine Angabe |
Datum: | Fr, 17. März 2006, 19:37 |
Referenzen: | http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0709 |
Applikationen: | metamail |
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--nextPart4761266.ALEOgV9a7s Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: Metamail: Buffer overflow Date: March 17, 2006 Bugs: #126052 ID: 200603-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A buffer overflow in Metamail could possibly be exploited to execute arbitrary code. Background ========== Metamail is a program that decodes MIME encoded mail. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-mail/metamail < 2.7.45.3-r1 >= 2.7.45.3-r1 Description =========== Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in Metamail when processing mime boundraries. Impact ====== By sending a specially crafted email, attackers could potentially exploit this vulnerability to crash Metamail or to execute arbitrary code. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Metamail users should update to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-0709 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0709 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200603-16.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --nextPart4761266.ALEOgV9a7s Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBEGv/xEpc7MgVybcQRAnCIAKCafNAla5JYIw/2S8N2kYghkB5sAgCgioBz gwfd+K63RHRJAFtvVPwt1E0= =ZQCM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart4761266.ALEOgV9a7s-- -- gentoo-announce@gentoo.org mailing list |