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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 >> Mandrake Local Security Checks >> MDKSA-2002:084: pine Vulnerability Assessment Details
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MDKSA-2002:084: pine |
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Check for the version of the pine package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2002:084 (pine). A vulnerability was discovered in pine while parsing and escaping characters of email addresses not enough memory is allocated for storing the escaped mailbox part of the address. The resulting buffer overflow on the heap makes pine crash. This new version of pine, 4.50, has the vulnerability fixed. It also offers many other bug fixes and new features. Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:084 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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