Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50847
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:076 (perl-MailTools)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to perl-MailTools announced via advisory MDKSA-2002:076. A vulnerability was discovered in Mail::Mailer perl module by the SuSE security team during an audit. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands in certain circumstances due to the usage of mailx as the default mailer, a program that allows commands to be embedded in the mail body. This module is used by some auto-response programs and spam filters which make use of Mail::Mailer. Affected versions: 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2002:076 http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-August/027223.html http://python.org/sf/590294 Risk factor : High
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