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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-06 (MIME-tools)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Gentoo 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

6 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200411-06.

Insight

Insight

MIME-tools doesn't handle empty MIME boundaries correctly. This may prevent some virus-scanning programs which use MIME-tools from detecting certain viruses.

Solution

Solution

All MIME-tools users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/MIME-tools-5.415' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200411-06 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69181 http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html

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