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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58570
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:179 (fetchmail)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to fetchmail
announced via advisory MDKSA-2007:179.

A vulnerability in fetchmail was found where it could crash when
attempting to deliver an internal warning or error message through an
untrusted or compromised SMTP server, leading to a denial of service.

Updated packages have been patched to prevent these issues.

Affected: 2007.0, 2007.1, Corporate 3.0, Corporate 4.0

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-2007:179

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
5.0

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4565
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
BugTraq ID: 25495
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25495
Bugtraq: 20070907 FLEA-2007-0053-1 fetchmail (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478798/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080617 fetchmail security announcement fetchmail-SA-2007-02 (CVE-2007-4565) (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493388/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1377 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1377
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:179
http://osvdb.org/45833
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10528
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018627
http://secunia.com/advisories/27399
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3074
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:022 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0028/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-520-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3032
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
XForce ISS Database: fetchmail-warning-dos(36385)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36385
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