>> Slackware Security Update Fixes Elm Expires Header Buffer Overflow
Title : Slackware Security Update Fixes Elm Expires Header Buffer Overflow VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2339 CVE ID : CVE-2005-2665
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-11-08
Technical Description
Debian has released updated packages to correct a vulnerability identified in Elm. This flaw is due to a stack overflow error when processing specially crafted messages containing malformed "Expires" headers, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system by convincing a user to read a specially crafted email. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1479
