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Red Hat update for mutt
Secunia Advisory: SA21039
Release Date: 2006-07-13
Popularity: 5,758 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-3242


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for mutt. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA20810

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com/

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0577.html

Other References:
SA20810:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20810/


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