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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69753
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: fetchmail
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: fetchmail

CVE-2011-1947
fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait time
after issuing a (1) STARTTLS or (2) STLS request, which allows remote
servers to cause a denial of service (application hang) by
acknowledging the request but not sending additional packets.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1947
BugTraq ID: 48043
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48043
Bugtraq: 20110606 fetchmail security announcement fetchmail-SA-2011-01 (CVE-2011-1947) (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518251/100/0/threaded
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061672.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061735.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061634.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:107
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/12
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/17
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/2
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025605
XForce ISS Database: fetchmail-starttls-dos(67700)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67700
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