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authorV3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org>2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100
committerV3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org>2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200603-16">
+ <title>Metamail: Buffer overflow</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ A buffer overflow in Metamail could possibly be exploited to execute
+ arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">metamail</product>
+ <announced>2006-03-17</announced>
+ <revised>2006-03-17: 01</revised>
+ <bug>126052</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-mail/metamail" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">2.7.45.3-r1</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">2.7.45.3-r1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Metamail is a program that decodes MIME encoded mail.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in Metamail when
+ processing mime boundraries.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>
+ By sending a specially crafted email, attackers could potentially
+ exploit this vulnerability to crash Metamail or to execute arbitrary
+ code.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All Metamail users should update to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3-r1"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0709">CVE-2006-0709</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-03-14T21:16:22Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-03-16T09:48:07Z">
+ DerCorny
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-03-16T21:04:49Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>