RHSA-2004:073
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2004-02-18 12:04
Modified
2024-11-21 22:58
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: metamail security update

Notes

Topic
Updated metamail packages that fix a number of vulnerabilities are now available. [Updated 18 February 2004] Updated description text to associate each CVE name with the appropriate bugs.
Details
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. An attacker 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 CAN-2004-0104 (format strings) and CAN-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.
Terms of Use
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