Bug 197151 - CVE-2006-3242 Mutt IMAP namespace buffer overflow
Summary: CVE-2006-3242 Mutt IMAP namespace buffer overflow
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: mutt
Version: 4.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Miroslav Lichvar
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Whiteboard: source=cve,reported=20060627,impact=m...
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2006-06-28 20:58 UTC by Josh Bressers
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
0 users

Fixed In Version: RHSA-2006-0577
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2006-07-12 18:13:26 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2006:0577 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: mutt security update 2006-07-12 04:00:00 UTC

Description Josh Bressers 2006-06-28 20:58:16 UTC 
Mutt IMAP namespace buffer overflow

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way mutt processes an overly
long namespace from a malicious imap server.  In order to exploit this
flaw a user would have to connect to a malicious IMAP server.

http://secunia.com/advisories/20810


This issue also affects RHEL3
This issue also affects RHEL2.1
Comment 4 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-07-12 18:13:26 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html
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