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FreeBSD Ports: emil

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

FreeBSD Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

7 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.

Insight

Insight

The following package is affected: emil CVE-2004-0152 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) the encode_mime function, (2) the encode_uuencode function, (3) or the decode_uuencode function for emil 2.1.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages containing attachments with filenames. CVE-2004-0153 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in emil 2.1.0 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering certain error messages.

Solution

Solution

Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-468 http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-March/019325.html http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/ce46b93a-80f2-11d8-9645-0020ed76ef5a.html

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