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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA995] DSA-995-1 metamail Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary DSA-995-1 metamail
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Ulf Härnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in metamail, an
implementation of MIME (Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions), that
could lead to a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary
code when processing messages.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7-45woody.4.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7-47sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7-51.
We recommend that you upgrade your metamail package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-995
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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