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Sid
124-7

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to cause a buffer overflow via an email header.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
Multiple buffer overflows in Metamail 2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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Affected Systems:
Metamail Corporation, Metamail, 2.7, and previous 
SGI, ProPack, 2.3 
SGI, ProPack, 2.4
Red Hat, Advanced Workstation Itanium Processor, 2.1 
Red Hat, Enterprise Linux WS, 2.1, Workstation 
Red Hat, Enterprise Linux ES, 2.1, Enterprise Server 
Red Hat, Enterprise Linux AS, 2.1, Advanced Server

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker would need to supply excess data in an email header to a vulnerable system.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2004-0105:
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2004-0105

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