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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50675
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2003:011 (fetchmail)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to fetchmail
announced via advisory MDKSA-2003:011.

A vulnerability was discovered in all versions of fetchmail prior to 6.2.0
that allows a remote attacker to crash fetchmail and potentially execute
arbitrary code by sending carefully crafted email wihch is then parsed by
fetchmail. The vulnerability has been fixed in these patched packages of
fetchmail.

Affected versions: 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0,
Single Network Firewall 7.2


Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2003:011
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-1365
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/052002.html

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-1365
BugTraq ID: 6390
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6390
Bugtraq: 20021213 Advisory 05/2002: Another Fetchmail Remote Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103979751818638&w=2
Bugtraq: 20021215 GLSA: fetchmail (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104004858802000&w=2
Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2003-001.0
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-001.0.txt
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2002:554
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000554
Debian Security Information: DSA-216 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-216
En Garde Linux Advisory: ESA-20030127-002
Immunix Linux Advisory: IMNX-2003-7+-023-01
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:011
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/052002.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-293.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-294.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-155.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:001 (Google Search)
XForce ISS Database: fetchmail-address-header-bo(10839)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10839
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