SUSE-SU-2014:1696-1: moderate: Security update for mailx

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for mailx
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1696-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #909208 
Cross-References:   CVE-2004-2771 CVE-2014-7844
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This mailx update fixes the following security issues:

       * bnc#909208: Shell command injection via crafted email addresses
         (CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844).

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2004-2771
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-2771>
       * CVE-2014-7844
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7844>


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mailx-10096

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mailx-10096

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-mailx-10096

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      mailx-12.5-1.7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      mailx-12.5-1.7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      mailx-12.5-1.7.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2771.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7844.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909208
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4c55a9784f8c46ad7ff703097f1037ba