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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 >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2004-073: metamail Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2004-073: metamail |
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Check for the version of the metamail packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated metamail packages that fix a number of vulnerabilities are now available. Metamail is a system for handling multimedia mail. Ulf Harnhammar discovered two format string bugs and two buffer overflow bugs in versions of Metamail up to and including 2.7. A possible hacker could create a carefully-crafted message such that when it is opened by a victim and parsed through Metamail, it runs arbitrary code as the victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2004-0104 (format strings) and CVE-2004-0105 (buffer overflows) to these issues. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a backported security patch and are not vulnerable to these issues. Please note that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not contain Metamail and is therefore not vulnerable to these issues. Red Hat would like to thank Ulf Harnhammar for the notification and patch for these issues. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-073.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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