64 lines
1.8 KiB
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64 lines
1.8 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200603-16">
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<title>Metamail: Buffer overflow</title>
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<synopsis>
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A buffer overflow in Metamail could possibly be exploited to execute
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arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">metamail</product>
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<announced>March 17, 2006</announced>
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<revised>March 17, 2006: 01</revised>
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<bug>126052</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-mail/metamail" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">2.7.45.3-r1</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">2.7.45.3-r1</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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Metamail is a program that decodes MIME encoded mail.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in Metamail when
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processing mime boundraries.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="high">
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<p>
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By sending a specially crafted email, attackers could potentially
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exploit this vulnerability to crash Metamail or to execute arbitrary
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code.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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There is no known workaround at this time.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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All Metamail users should update to the latest version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3-r1"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0709">CVE-2006-0709</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:16:22 +0000">
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koon
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:48:07 +0000">
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DerCorny
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:04:49 +0000">
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koon
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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