Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61477
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-210-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'fetchmail' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-210-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'fetchmail' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-210-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New fetchmail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [link moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.8-i486-3_slack12.1.tgz: Patched to fix a possible denial of service when '-v -v' options are used. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'fetchmail' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware 10.2, Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2711 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html BugTraq ID: 29705 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29705 Bugtraq: 20080617 fetchmail security announcement fetchmail-SA-2008-01 (CVE-2008-2711) (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493391/100/0/threaded Bugtraq: 20080729 rPSA-2008-0235-1 fetchmail fetchmailconf (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494865/100/0/threaded https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01091.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01095.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:117 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354291 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/13/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/09/1 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10950 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020298 http://secunia.com/advisories/30742 http://secunia.com/advisories/30895 http://secunia.com/advisories/31262 http://secunia.com/advisories/31287 http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.495740 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1860/references http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 XForce ISS Database: fetchmail-logmessage-dos(43121) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43121
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