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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Bogofilter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Bogofilter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0161
CVE ID : CVE-2005-4591
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-01-12
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Ubuntu has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in Bogofilter. This flaw is due to a heap overflow error when converting character sets, which could be exploited by attackers to crash a vulnerable server by sending an email containing a specially crafted binary attachment. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0100
Affected Products
Ubuntu 5.10
Solution
Upgrade the affected package to version 0.95.2-1ubuntu1.1.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0161
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/4287
ChangeLog
2006-01-12 : Initial release
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