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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA449] DSA-449-1 metamail Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA449] DSA-449-1 metamail |
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DSA-449-1 metamail Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Ulf Härnhammar discovered two format string bugs (CVE-2004-0104) and two buffer overflow bugs (CVE-2004-0105) in metamail, an implementation of MIME. A possible hacker could create a carefully-crafted mail message which will execute arbitrary code as the victim when it is opened and parsed through metamail. We have been devoting some effort to trying to avoid shipping metamail in the future. It became unmaintainable and these are probably not the last of the vulnerabilities. For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 2.7-45woody.2. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems will be fixed in version 2.7-45.2. We recommend that you upgrade your metamail package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-449 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 9692 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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