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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!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>2004-05-21</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2004-05-21</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 "&gt;=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3"
+ # emerge "&gt;=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0104">CAN-2004-0104</uri>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0105">CAN-2004-0105</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="submitter">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>