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missleading subject: only the rubygem "mail" is affected. Not sendmail or mail(8) itself.

• wlll 16y ago
  Vulnerability in Sendmail Delivery Agent code in Mail It affects the code in Mail that sends mail using the sendmail MTA.
  • rmoriz 16y ago
    it's not mail(8). it's just the rubygem "mail".
• idm 16y ago
  Totally misleading - a headline like this would be really major news. A live, unpatched exploit in mail(8), given the number of unix systems that would be affected (and the nature of the vuln), could open up tons of internet systems to rtm-style worms. I emphasize could - but come on, the reality of the story linked from this headline is that it's way less severe - maybe just some spam-related consequences. A better headline: "ruby mail agent vulnerable, affects rails" ... or something...