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GLSA-201412-50 : getmail: Information disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 80271

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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-201412-50 (getmail: Information disclosure)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in getmail. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could cause a man-in-the-middle attack via multiple vectors to obtain sensitive information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All getmail users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-mail/getmail-4.46.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-50

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 80271

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201412-50.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 12/29/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/28/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7273, CVE-2014-7274, CVE-2014-7275

BID: 70280, 70281, 70282

GLSA: 201412-50