Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200405-17.
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'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200405-17 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42133
Insight
Several format string bugs and buffer overflows were discovered in metamail, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code remotely.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0104, CVE-2004-0105 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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