CESA-2006:0577: mutt security update
Description
Updated mutt packages that fix a security issue are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Mutt is a text-mode mail user agent. A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Mutt processes an overly long namespace from a malicious imap server. In order to exploit this flaw a user would have to use Mutt to connect to a malicious IMAP server. (CVE-2006-3242) Users of Mutt are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.
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