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| <glsa id="200405-17"> |
| <title>Multiple vulnerabilities in metamail</title> |
| <synopsis> |
| Several format string bugs and buffer overflows were discovered in |
| metamail, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code remotely. |
| </synopsis> |
| <product type="ebuild">metamail</product> |
| <announced>May 21, 2004</announced> |
| <revised>May 21, 2004: 01</revised> |
| <bug>42133</bug> |
| <access>remote </access> |
| <affected> |
| <package name="net-mail/metamail" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
| <unaffected range="ge">2.7.45.3</unaffected> |
| <vulnerable range="lt">2.7.45.3</vulnerable> |
| </package> |
| </affected> |
| <background> |
| <p> |
| Metamail is a program that decodes MIME encoded mail. It is therefore often |
| automatically called when an email is received or read. |
| </p> |
| </background> |
| <description> |
| <p> |
| Ulf Harnhammar found two format string bugs and two buffer overflow bugs in |
| Metamail. |
| </p> |
| </description> |
| <impact type="high"> |
| <p> |
| A remote attacker could send a malicious email message and execute |
| arbitrary code with the rights of the process calling the Metamail program. |
| </p> |
| </impact> |
| <workaround> |
| <p> |
| There is no known workaround at this time. |
| </p> |
| </workaround> |
| <resolution> |
| <p> |
| All users of Metamail should upgrade to the latest stable version: |
| </p> |
| <code> |
| # emerge sync |
| |
| # emerge -pv ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3" |
| # emerge ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3"</code> |
| </resolution> |
| <references> |
| <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0104">CAN-2004-0104</uri> |
| <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0105">CAN-2004-0105</uri> |
| </references> |
| <metadata tag="submitter"> |
| koon |
| </metadata> |
| </glsa> |