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GNU Mailutils Imap4d Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
GNU Mailutils 0.6.90 is available to address this issue.

Gentoo has released advisory GLSA 200505-20 to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Gentoo users may carry out the following commands to update their computers:

emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailutils-0.6-r1"

Debian Linux has released advisory DSA 732-1 addressing this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for details on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.


GNU Mailutils 0.5

• GNU mailutils-0.6.90.tar.gz
  ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/mailutils/mailutils-0.6.90.tar.gz

GNU Mailutils 0.6

• GNU mailutils-0.6.90.tar.gz
  ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/mailutils/mailutils-0.6.90.tar.gz

Debian Linux 3.0 hppa

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_hppa.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_hppa.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_hppa.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_hppa.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_hppa.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_hppa.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_hppa.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_hppa.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_hppa.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_hppa.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 ppc

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_powerpc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_powerpc.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_powerpc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_powerpc.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_powerpc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_powerpc.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_powerpc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_powerpc.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_powerpc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_powerpc.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 s/390

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_s390.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_s390.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_s390.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_s390.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_s390.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_s390.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_s390.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_s390.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_s390.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_s390.deb

Debian Linux 3.0

• Debian mailutils-doc_20020409-1woody2_all.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-doc _20020409-1woody2_all.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 arm

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_arm.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_arm.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_arm.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_arm.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_arm.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_arm.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_arm.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_arm.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 alpha

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_alpha.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_alpha.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_alpha.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_alpha.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_arm.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_arm.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_alpha.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_alpha.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_alpha.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_alpha.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_alpha.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_alpha.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 mips

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_mips.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_mips.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_mips.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_mips.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_mips.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_mips.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_mips.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_mips.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_mips.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_mips.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_i386.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_i386.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_i386.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_i386.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_i386.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_i386.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_i386.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_i386.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_i386.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_i386.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_mipsel.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_mipsel.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_mipsel.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_mipsel.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_mipsel.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_mipsel.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_mipsel.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_mipsel.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_mipsel.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_mipsel.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 sparc

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_sparc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_sparc.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_sparc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_sparc.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_sparc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_sparc.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_sparc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_sparc.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_sparc.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_sparc.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 m68k

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_m68k.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_m68k.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_m68k.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_m68k.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_m68k.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_m68k.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_m68k.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_m68k.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_m68k.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_m68k.deb

Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64

• Debian libmailutils0-dev_20020409-1woody2_ia64.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 -dev_20020409-1woody2_ia64.deb


• Debian libmailutils0_20020409-1woody2_ia64.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/libmailutils0 _20020409-1woody2_ia64.deb


• Debian mailutils-imap4d_20020409-1woody2_ia64.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-ima p4d_20020409-1woody2_ia64.deb


• Debian mailutils-pop3d_20020409-1woody2_ia64.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils-pop 3d_20020409-1woody2_ia64.deb


• Debian mailutils_20020409-1woody2_ia64.deb
  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mailutils/mailutils_200 20409-1woody2_ia64.deb