[cobalt-users] Buffer Overflow Alert email

["Liam Delahunty" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[sorry if you get this twice first time was sent from a non subscribed
address]

Hi,

I've received several of these emails today on a RAQ4 admin account. Never
seen them before, but I've done nothing new on the RAQ. Then shortly after
the messages bounce. Both message and bounce are below.

I've looked in the archives but can't see any reference to them.

Is this some sort of attack? The "to" is particularly suspicious...

kind regards,
Liam

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:07:37 GMT
From: Root <root>
To: admin, uid=0.gid=0.groups=0 (root) (root) (root), 1 (bin), 2 (daemon),
   3 (sys), 4 (adm), 5 (tty), 6 (disk), 10 (wheel)
Subject: Email Alerts Test from www.*.com


This is a test email sent to test Buffer Overflow Alert messaging.  This
message only tests email connectivity for alerts.



---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:12:07 GMT
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON>
To: root
Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details

The original message was received at Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:12:07 GMT
from root@localhost

   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
10(wheel)
    (reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)
6(disk)
    (reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)
5(tty)
    (reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)
4(adm)
    (reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)
3(sys)
    (reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)
2(daemon)
    (reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)
1(bin)
    (reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
    (reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 5.1.1 10(wheel)... User unknown
550 5.1.1 6(disk)... User unknown
550 5.1.1 5(tty)... User unknown
550 5.1.1 4(adm)... User unknown
550 5.1.1 3(sys)... User unknown
550 5.1.1 2(daemon)... User unknown
550 5.1.1 1(bin)... User unknown
550 5.1.1 uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)... User unknown