GLSA 200603-16: Metamail: Buffer overflow

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Severity:	high
Title:	Metamail: Buffer overflow
Date:	03/17/2006
Bugs:	#126052
ID:	200603-16

Synopsis

A buffer overflow in Metamail could possibly be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Metamail is a program that decodes MIME encoded mail.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-mail/metamail	< 2.7.45.3-r1	>= 2.7.45.3-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in Metamail when processing mime boundraries.

Impact

By sending a specially crafted email, attackers could potentially exploit this vulnerability to crash Metamail or to execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Metamail users should update to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3-r1"

References

CVE-2006-0709

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200603-16.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.