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Andrea Guarnaccia |
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[Slackit.org] [slackware-security] metamail security update (SSA:2004-049-02) |
Date: |
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:18:16 +0100 |
[slackware-security] metamail security update (SSA:2004-049-02)
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 Hrnhammar for discovering these problems and
providing a patch.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0104
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0105
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 Hrnhammar for discovering
these problems and providing a patch.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+
WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGE:
+-----------------------------+
Updated package for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/metamail-2.7-i386-2.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/metamail-2.7-i386-2.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/metamail-2.7-i486-2.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/metamail-2.7-i486-2.tgz
MD5 SIGNATURES:
+-------------+
Slackware 8.1 package:
2472a9ac8eefc7d919c0dff517651be6 metamail-2.7-i386-2.tgz
Slackware 9.0 package:
4f283c4ad8429fd0e9ed92f3e95e93c7 metamail-2.7-i386-2.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package:
d9947ffb77c68930ed4826dfab4af91b metamail-2.7-i486-2.tgz
Slackware -current package:
d9947ffb77c68930ed4826dfab4af91b metamail-2.7-i486-2.tgz
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
+------------------------+
Upgrade the metamail package with upgradepkg:
# upgradepkg metamail-2.7-i486-2.tgz
+-----+
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