perl-MailTools Mail::Mailer module command execution
| mail-mailer-command-execution (10548) |  High Risk |
Description:
Mail::Mailer module could allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the system, caused by a vulnerability that can occur when mailx is used as the default email program. A remote attacker could embed commands within an email message body, which would be executed on the system, once the Mail::Mailer module calls mailx to open the message.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- Graham Barr, perl-MailTools
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 7.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.0 PPC
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.1 IA64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 8.2 PPC
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE eMail Server 3.1
- SuSE, SuSE eMail Server III
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 7.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 7.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 7.3
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
Remedy:
For SuSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest perl-MailTools package, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2002:041 for more information. See References.
SuSE 8.1 (Intel): 1.47-29 or later
SuSE 8.0 (Intel): 1.42-120 or later
SuSE 7.2 and 7.3 (Intel): 1.1401-187 or later
SuSE 7.1 (Intel): 1.1401-188 or later
SuSE 7.3 (Sparc): 1.1401-65 or later
SuSE 7.1 (AXP Alpha): 1.1401-69 or later
SuSE 7.3 (PPC Power PC): 1.1401-110 or later
SuSE 7.1 (PPC Power PC): 1.1401-111 or later
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest dev-perl/MailTools package. Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 200211-001 for more information. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest perl-MailTools package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:076 : perl-MailTools for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and 9.0: 1.47-1.1mdk or later
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest libmailtools-perl package (1.44-1woody1 or later), as listed in DSA-386-1. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 200211-001, MailTools at http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/104291/109/.
- Perldoc.com Web site, Mail::Mailer at http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.7.3/lib/Mail/Mailer.html.
- BID-6104: PERL-MailTools Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1271: The Mail::Mailer Perl module in the perl-MailTools package 1.47 and earlier uses mailx as the default mailer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting them into the mail body, which is then processed by mailx.
- DSA-386: libmailtools-perl -- input validation bug
- MDKSA-2002:076: Updated perl-MailTools packages fix arbitrary code execution vulnerability
Reported:
Nov 06, 2002
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