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Vulnerability Assessment Details

MDKSA-2001:072: fetchmail

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the fetchmail package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2001:072 (fetchmail).

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.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:072
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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