Slackware 2004-043-01 Security Alert: Mutt Buffer Overflow Issue

Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog: Thu Feb 12 10:00:37 PST 2004 patches/packages/mutt-1.4.2i-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to mutt-1.4.2i. This fixes an overflow that is a potential security hole. Here's the information from www.mutt.org: "Mutt 1.4.2 was released on February 11, 2004. This version fixes a buffer overflow that can be triggered by incoming messages. There are reports about spam that has actually triggered this problem and crashed mutt. It is recommended that users of mutt versions prior to 1.4.2 upgrade to this version, or apply the patch included below." (* Security fix *) WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGE: Updated package for Slackware 8.1: Updated package for Slackware 9.0: Updated package for Slackware 9.1: Updated package for Slackware -current: MD5 SIGNATURES: Slackware 8.1 package: 6250fb75363a53d2286721c48d621698 mutt-1.4.2i-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.0 package: 47baa04aa5a84862e682cac9232b9c91