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[CLA-2003:735] Conectiva Security Announcement - exim



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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 
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PACKAGE   : exim
SUMMARY   : Remote buffer overflow vulnerability
DATE      : 2003-09-05 15:11:00
ID        : CLA-2003:735
RELEVANT
RELEASES  : 7.0, 8, 9

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DESCRIPTION
 Exim[1] is a popular email server (MTA).
 
 A remote heap buffer overflow vulnerability[2] has been reported[3]
 in the Exim server. Carefully constructed EHLO/HELO messages can
 cause a buffer overflow. By the time this message is processed, Exim
 is no longer running with administrator privileges. At this time,
 this vulnerability is believed to be difficult to exploit.
 
 Exim is not installed nor started by default on Conectiva Linux.


SOLUTION
 It is recommended that all Exim users upgrade their packages. After
 the upgrade, Exim will be automatically restarted if it was already
 running.
 
 
 REFERENCES
 1. http://www.exim.org/
 2. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0743
 3. http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-announce/2003q3/000094.html


UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/exim-3.22-9U70_2cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/exim-3.22-9U70_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/exim-config-samples-3.22-9U70_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/exim-doc-3.22-9U70_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/exim-mon-3.22-9U70_2cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/exim-3.33-4U80_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/exim-3.33-4U80_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/exim-config-samples-3.33-4U80_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/exim-doc-3.33-4U80_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/exim-mon-3.33-4U80_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/exim-3.36-28816U90_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/exim-3.36-28816U90_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/exim-config-samples-3.36-28816U90_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/exim-doc-3.36-28816U90_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/exim-mon-3.36-28816U90_1cl.i386.rpm


ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
 The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:

 - run:                 apt-get update
 - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade

 Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples 
 can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en

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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at 
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en

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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en

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Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc.
http://www.conectiva.com

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