FreeBSD : fetchmail -- NULL pointer dereference in multidrop mode with headerless email (f7eb0b23-7099-11da-a15c-0060084a00e5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21541

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The fetchmail team reports :

Fetchmail contains a bug that causes an application crash when fetchmail is configured for multidrop mode and the upstream mail server sends a message without headers. As fetchmail does not record this message as 'previously fetched', it will crash with the same message if it is re-executed, so it cannot make progress. A malicious or broken-into upstream server could thus cause a denial of service in fetchmail clients.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21541

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f7eb0b23709911daa15c0060084a00e5.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:fetchmail, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-4348

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