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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50882
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2001:072 (fetchmail)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to fetchmail
announced via advisory MDKSA-2001:072.

A vulnerability was found by Salvatore Sanfilippo in both the IMAP and
POP3 code of fetchmail where the input is not verified and no bounds
checking is done. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to write
arbitrary data into memory. The attacker must have control of the mail
server the client is connecting to via fetchmail in order to exploit
this vulnerability.

Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, Corporate Server 1.0.1

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-2001:072
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Risk factor : High

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