Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : metamail (MDKSA-2006:047)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20981

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the way that metamail handles certain mail messages. An attacker could create a carefully-crafted message that, when parsed via metamail, could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running metamail.

The updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution

Update the affected metamail package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20981

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2006-047.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 2/27/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:metamail, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/22/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0709

BID: 16611

MDKSA: 2006:047

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