FreeBSD : claws-mail -- APOP vulnerability (c389d06d-ee57-11db-bd51-0016179b2dd5)

low Nessus Plugin ID 25102

Synopsis

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

Description

CVE reports :

The APOP protocol allows remote attackers to guess the first 3 characters of a password via man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks that use crafted message IDs and MD5 collisions.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.claws-mail.org/news.php

http://www.nessus.org/u?69f2f2cb

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 25102

File Name: freebsd_pkg_c389d06dee5711dbbd510016179b2dd5.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 4/30/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:claws-mail

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/19/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1558