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GLSA-200403-10 : Fetchmail 6.2.5 fixes a remote DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14461

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200403-10 (Fetchmail 6.2.5 fixes a remote DoS)

 Fetchmail versions 6.2.4 and earlier can be crashed by sending a specially crafted email to a Fetchmail user. This problem occurs because Fetchmail does not properly allocate memory for long lines in an incoming email.
 Impact :

 Fetchmail users who receive a malicious email may have their Fetchmail program crash.
 Workaround :

 While a workaround is not currently known for this issue, all users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of Fetchmail.

Solution

Fetchmail users should upgrade to version 6.2.5 or later:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-mail/fetchmail-6.2.5' # emerge '>=net-mail/fetchmail-6.2.5'

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c018ede2

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200403-10

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14461

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200403-10.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:fetchmail, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/30/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0792

GLSA: 200403-10