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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200405-17">
  <title>Multiple vulnerabilities in metamail</title>
  <synopsis>
    Several format string bugs and buffer overflows were discovered in
    metamail, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code remotely.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">metamail</product>
  <announced>May 21, 2004</announced>
  <revised>May 21, 2004: 01</revised>
  <bug>42133</bug>
  <access>remote </access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-mail/metamail" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.7.45.3</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.7.45.3</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Metamail is a program that decodes MIME encoded mail. It is therefore often
    automatically called when an email is received or read.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Ulf Harnhammar found two format string bugs and two buffer overflow bugs in
    Metamail.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could send a malicious email message and execute
    arbitrary code with the rights of the process calling the Metamail program.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All users of Metamail should upgrade to the latest stable version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3"
    # emerge ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3"</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0104">CAN-2004-0104</uri>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0105">CAN-2004-0105</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="submitter">
    koon
  </metadata>
</glsa>