Metamail Multiple Buffer Overflow/Format String Handling Vulnerabilities

BID:9692

Info

Metamail Multiple Buffer Overflow/Format String Handling Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 9692
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2004-0104
CVE-2004-0105
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 18 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 03:06AM
Credit: Discovery of these vulnerabilities has been credited to Ulf Härnhammar.
Vulnerable: SGI ProPack 2.4
SGI ProPack 2.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Metamail Metamail 2.7
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + FreeBSD FreeBSD 2.2.2
+ Redhat Linux 4.2
+ SCO Open UNIX 8.0
+ SCO Unixware 7.1.3
+ SCO Unixware 7.1.2
+ SCO Unixware 7.1.1
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux 9.0
+ Slackware Linux 8.0
+ Slackware Linux -current
 Gentoo Linux 1.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Metamail Multiple Buffer Overflow/Format String Handling Vulnerabilities

Metamail has been reported prone to multiple vulnerabilities that may provide for arbitrary code execution. Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been reported to affect Metamail. Additionally, two format string-handling vulnerabilities have been reported. These issues may also be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Exploit / POC

Solution / Fix

Metamail Multiple Buffer Overflow/Format String Handling Vulnerabilities

Solution:
SGI has released an advisory 20040203-01-U to address this and other issues in SGI ProPack 2.4 and ProPack 2.3. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Fixes are available below.

Debian has released an advisory (DSA 449-1) to address these issues. Please see the attached advisory for further details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Red Hat has released a security advisory (RHSA-2004:073-05) and fixes to address this issue in Red Hat enterprise products. Customers who are subscribed to the Red Hat Network may invoke the up2date utility to retrieve relevant fixes. Further details may be found in the referenced advisory.

Slackware have released an advisory (SSA:2004-049-02) and fixes to address thes issues.

Mandrake has released an advisory (MDKSA-2004:014) to address these issues. Please see the attached advisory for further details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Red Hat Fedora Legacy has released advisory FLSA:1305 dealing with this issue for Red Hat Linux 8.0, 7.3 and 7.2. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Gentoo Linux has released advisory GLSA 200405-17 dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Affected users are urged to run the following commands as superuser:
emerge sync
emerge -pv ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3"
emerge ">=net-mail/metamail-2.7.45.3"


SGI ProPack 2.3

SGI ProPack 2.4

Metamail Metamail 2.7

References

Metamail Multiple Buffer Overflow/Format String Handling Vulnerabilities

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