John G. Myers MUnpack Malformed MIME Encoded Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:5385

Info

John G. Myers MUnpack Malformed MIME Encoded Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5385
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1424
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 02 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 02:56PM
Credit: Discovery of this issue credited to Eckehard Berns.
Vulnerable: John G. Myers mpack 1.5
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ Debian Linux 2.3 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.3 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.3 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.3 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.3 68k
 + Debian Linux 2.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

John G. Myers MUnpack Malformed MIME Encoded Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported for munpack 1.5. Reportedly, it is possible to cause munpack to crash when it receives a malformed email or NNTP news article.

Exploit / POC

John G. Myers MUnpack Malformed MIME Encoded Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

John G. Myers MUnpack Malformed MIME Encoded Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian has released the following fixes:


John G. Myers mpack 1.5

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