Patch-ID# 111875-09

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Keywords: security rfc822 mail multiline header overflow buffer command-line
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: usr/bin/mail patch
Date: Feb/04/2008


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 111874

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: usr/bin/mail patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4452230 4465086 4502850 4624990 4705717 4961184 5074748 6258349 6419990 6563321

Changes incorporated in this version: 6258349 6419990 6563321

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/bin/mail

Problem Description:

6258349 RFE: mail.local should support large files
6419990 sendmail fails on a large (> 2TB) file-system
6563321 mail command fails with fifofs attr vattr.va_nodeid hitting max value
 
(from 111875-08)
 
4961184 Default content type of /usr/bin/mail violates RFC
 
(from 111875-07)
 
5074748 mail command algorithm is wrong.
 
(from 111875-06)
 
4705717 unsafe use of access in printmail.c
 
(from 111875-05)
 
4624990 *mail* buffer overflow
 
(from 111875-04)
 
	This version of the patch was a respin due to a
	problem integrating the fix to rev -03.	
 
(from 111875-03)
 
4502850 *mail* allows user to supply sendmail command-line option
 
(from 111875-02)
 
4465086 *mail* Buffer overflow in /bin/mail via $HOME
 
(from 111875-01)
 
4452230 *mail* /bin/mail not rfc822 conform with multiline header line

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-10 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
 
NOTE  1: To get complet fix for 6258349 (RFE: mail.local should support large
         files), 6419990 (sendmail fails on a large (> 2TB) file-system),
         6563321 (mail command fails with fifofs attr vattr.va_nodeid hitting
         max value) please also install following patch:
 
         110616-18 (or greater)  sendmail patch

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, February 4, 2008

