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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55799
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-06 (fetchmail)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200511-06.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200511-06.

Vulnerability Insight:
fetchmailconf fails to properly handle file permissions, temporarily
exposing sensitive information to other local users.

Solution:
All fetchmail users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-mail/fetchmail-6.2.5.2-r1'

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-3088
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
BugTraq ID: 15179
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15179
BugTraq ID: 19289
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
Bugtraq: 20051027 fetchmail security announcement 2005-02 (CVE-2005-3088) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113042785902031&w=2
Cert/CC Advisory: TA06-214A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-900 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-900
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:209
http://www.osvdb.org/20267
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-823.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015114
http://secunia.com/advisories/17293
http://secunia.com/advisories/17349
http://secunia.com/advisories/17446
http://secunia.com/advisories/17491
http://secunia.com/advisories/17495
http://secunia.com/advisories/17631
http://secunia.com/advisories/18895
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499
https://usn.ubuntu.com/215-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2182
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
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