Klarinet Archive - Posting 001340.txt from 1998/07

From: "Mr. Sheim" <fsheim@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Please read - E-Mail security hole - I checked
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:47:08 -0400

I just went to Qualcomm's web site and answered my own question:

NEWS & INFO
Eudora Pro Email, Eudora Pro CommCenter and Eudora
Light not susceptible to buffer overflow security problem
QUALCOMM rigorously tested its line of Eudora email software after
becoming aware of the buffer overflow security problems recently found in
Microsoft and Netscape email programs. QUALCOMM is pleased to
announce that its Eudora email products are not susceptible to the types
of attacks that can harm the computers of users of these other products.
QUALCOMM tested Eudora Pro and Eudora CommCenter versions 4.0, as
well as Eudora Pro and Eudora Light versions 3.0 on both the Windows
and Macintosh platforms. In all cases, Eudora does not allow any
unauthorized programs to be automatically executed on a user's system.

Fred (fsheim@-----.com) :D

At 09:40 PM 7/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Does this security threat also threaten Eudora Light?
>
>Fred (fsheim@-----.com)
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>At 09:35 PM 7/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>It was reported in my newspaper today that there is a bug in Netscape,
>>Outlook Express, and Outlook 98 that would allow an e-mail message to
>>possibly corrupt your system. This is not my normal "don't open attachments
>>with a .exe extension" message, but a real hole. I just downloaded a patch
>>for my system.
>>
>>Microsoft has put a patch in place for Outlook Express at
>>http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/default.htm?page=productupdates
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>>A work-around for Netscape users is at:
>>http://www.netscape.com/products/security/resources/bugs/longfile.html?hom07
>>prt1
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>>This is a real one, folks. No one (to either Netscape's or MSFT's knowledge)
>>has exploited this hole yet - but you just know _someone_ will RSN.
>>----
>>Mark Charette@-----.org
>>Webmaster, http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet
>>All-around good guy and devil-may-care flying fool.
>>"There can be no freedom without discipline." - Nadia Boulanger
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