Security update for mailx
SUSE Security Update: Security update for mailx
This mailx update fixes the following security issues:
* bnc#909208: Shell command injection via crafted email addresses
(CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844).
Security Issues:
* CVE-2004-2771
* CVE-2014-7844
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:1696-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #909208 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This mailx update fixes the following security issues:
* bnc#909208: Shell command injection via crafted email addresses
(CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844).
Security Issues:
* CVE-2004-2771
* CVE-2014-7844
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-mailx-10096 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-mailx-10096 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-mailx-10096
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- mailx-12.5-1.7.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- mailx-12.5-1.7.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
- mailx-12.5-1.7.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2771.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7844.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909208
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4c55a9784f8c46ad7ff703097f1037ba