Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in t-prot, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
t-prot Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37874
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37874/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in t-prot, which can be exploited
by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error related to
the "--max-lines" option and can be exploited via a specially crafted
e-mail message.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.8.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.8 or later.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/t-prot/releases/309781
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