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Debian DSA-1259-1 : fetchmail - programming error

high Nessus Plugin ID 24346

Synopsis

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

Description

Isaac Wilcox discovered that fetchmail, a popular mail retrieval and forwarding utility, insufficiently enforces encryption of connections, which might lead to information disclosure.

Solution

Upgrade the fetchmail package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.5-12sarge5.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 6.3.6-1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1259

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24346

File Name: debian_DSA-1259.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/15/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fetchmail, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5867

DSA: 1259