Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53943
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2004-049-02)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'metamail' package(s) announced via the SSA:2004-049-02 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'metamail' package(s) announced via the SSA:2004-049-02 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Metamail is a set of utilities for processing MIME mail. New metamail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current. These fix two format string bugs and two buffer overflows which could lead to unauthorized code execution. Thanks to Ulf Harnhammar for discovering these problems and providing a patch. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [links moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ Wed Feb 18 03:44:42 PST 2004 patches/packages/metamail-2.7-i486-2.tgz: Patched two format string bugs and two buffer overflows in metamail which could lead to unauthorized code execution. Thanks to Ulf Harnhammar for discovering these problems and providing a patch. (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'metamail' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0104 BugTraq ID: 9692 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9692 Bugtraq: 20040218 metamail format string bugs and buffer overflows (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107713476911429&w=2 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#518518 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/518518 Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: O-083 http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-083.shtml Debian Security Information: DSA-449 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-449 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:014 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-073.html http://secunia.com/advisories/10908 http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404734 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0041.html XForce ISS Database: metamail-contenttype-format-string(15245) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15245 XForce ISS Database: metamail-printheader-format-string(15259) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15259 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0105 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#513062 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/513062 XForce ISS Database: metamail-printheader-nonascii-bo(15247) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15247 XForce ISS Database: metamail-splitmail-subject-bo(15258) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15258
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