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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54577
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-17 (metamail)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200405-17.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200405-17.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several format string bugs and buffer overflows were discovered in
metamail, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code remotely.

Solution:
All users of Metamail should upgrade to the latest stable version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '>=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3'
# emerge '>=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3'

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-2004-0104
BugTraq ID: 9692
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9692
Bugtraq: 20040218 metamail format string bugs and buffer overflows (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107713476911429&w=2
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#518518
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/518518
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: O-083
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-083.shtml
Debian Security Information: DSA-449 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-449
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:014
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-073.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10908
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404734
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0041.html
XForce ISS Database: metamail-contenttype-format-string(15245)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15245
XForce ISS Database: metamail-printheader-format-string(15259)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15259
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0105
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#513062
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/513062
XForce ISS Database: metamail-printheader-nonascii-bo(15247)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15247
XForce ISS Database: metamail-splitmail-subject-bo(15258)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15258
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