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TITLE:
ELM "Expires" Header Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16508

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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
ELM 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/1754/

DESCRIPTION:
Ulf Harnhammar has reported a vulnerability in ELM, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing the
"Expires" header and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer
overflow by sending a specially crafted e-mail to a user.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been reported in versions 2.5 PL7, 2.5 PL6, and
2.5 PL5. Prior versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.5 PL8.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ulf Harnhammar

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