60 lines
1.8 KiB
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60 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="200405-17">
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<title>Multiple vulnerabilities in metamail</title>
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<synopsis>
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Several format string bugs and buffer overflows were discovered in
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metamail, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code remotely.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">metamail</product>
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<announced>2004-05-21</announced>
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<revised count="01">2004-05-21</revised>
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<bug>42133</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</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">2.7.45.3</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. It is therefore often
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automatically called when an email is received or read.
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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 found two format string bugs and two buffer overflow bugs in
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Metamail.
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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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A remote attacker could send a malicious email message and execute
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arbitrary code with the rights of the process calling the Metamail program.
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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 users of Metamail should upgrade to the latest stable version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge sync
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# emerge -pv ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3"
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# emerge ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0104">CAN-2004-0104</uri>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0105">CAN-2004-0105</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="submitter">
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koon
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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