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Gentoo: GLSA-200603-16 Critical: Metamail Buffer Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey March 17, 2006
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A critical vulnerability has been found in the Metamail app affecting Gentoo distributions. Immediate updates are crucial to reduce risks of unauthorized code execution
A buffer overflow in Metamail could possibly be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-16 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: Metamail: Buffer overflow Date: March 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-mail/metamail < 2.7.45.3-r1 >= 2.7.45.3-r1
========== 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...

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