Published:
17 December 1998
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ESB-98.193 -- Sun Security Bulletin #00181
Buffer Overflows in dtmail
18 December 1998
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. has released the following bulletin concerning
several buffer overflow vulnerabilities found in dtmail with regards to
its handling of attachments. A remote attacker may exploit these
vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary instructions with the privileges of
mail and that of the user reading the email.
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
Bulletin Number: #00181
Date: December 17, 1998
Cross-Ref:
Title: dtmail
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1. Background
The dtmail program is the mail user agent for the Common Desktop
Environment (CDE). dtmail provides an intuitive, easy-to-use user
interface for reading, sending, and managing electronic mail.
Several buffer overflows have been found in dtmail with regards to
its handling of attachments. A remote attacker may exploit
these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary instructions with the
privileges of mail and that of the user reading the email.
2. Affected Supported Versions
Solaris(tm) versions: 2.6, 2.6_x86, 2.5.1, 2.5.1_x86, 2.5, 2.5_x86,
2.4, and 2.4_x86 running CDE
3. Recommendations
Sun recommends that you install the respective patches immediately on
affected systems.
CDE Version Patch ID
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1.2 105338-14
1.2_x86 105339-12
1.0.2 104178-03
1.0.2_x86 104185-03
1.0.1 106920-01
1.0.1_x86 106921-01
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