COMMAND
dtmail
SYSTEMS AFFECTED
Solaris 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
PROBLEM
Following is based on Sun Microsystems Security Bulletin. 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.
SOLUTION
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