CVE-1999-0365

Summary

CVE-1999-0365 is a vulnerability affecting the metamail package. This issue permits remote command execution, which can be exploited by malicious actors. The root cause is the failure to quote shell metacharacters in a mailcap entry, allowing an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems running metamail and could potentially lead to serious security consequences. Users are strongly advised to update their metamail packages to a patched version or replace it with a more secure alternative to mitigate this risk.

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