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Debian Security Advisory DSA 995-1 (metamail)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to metamail announced via advisory DSA 995-1. Ulf Harnhammar discoverd 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.
Solution
Solution
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. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20995-1