Red Hat Security Advisory: metamail security update
An updated metamail package that fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 is now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2006-0709US | high7.5 | — | ||
Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages with a long bound… | ||||
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remediations (4)
- FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0217 - FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0217 - FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0217 - FixedRed Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0217
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