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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57170
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2006-207-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the SSA:2006-207-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mutt' package(s) announced via the SSA:2006-207-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New mutt packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1,
10.2, and -current to fix a possible security issue.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

[link moved to references]


Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/mutt-1.4.2.2i-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz:
Upgraded to mutt-1.4.2.2i.
This release fixes CVE-2006-3242, a buffer overflow that could be triggered
by a malicious IMAP server.
[Connecting to malicious IMAP servers must be common, right? -- Ed.]
For more details, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'mutt' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware 10.2, 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-2006-3242
BugTraq ID: 18642
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18642
Bugtraq: 20060629 rPSA-2006-0116-1 mutt (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438712/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1108 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:115
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.013-mutt.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10826
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016482
http://secunia.com/advisories/20810
http://secunia.com/advisories/20836
http://secunia.com/advisories/20854
http://secunia.com/advisories/20879
http://secunia.com/advisories/20887
http://secunia.com/advisories/20895
http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
http://secunia.com/advisories/21039
http://secunia.com/advisories/21124
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
http://secunia.com/advisories/21220
SGI Security Advisory: 20060701-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472221
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:016 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
https://usn.ubuntu.com/307-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2522
XForce ISS Database: mutt-imap-namespace-bo(27428)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27428
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