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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2002-294: fetchmail Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2002-294: fetchmail |
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Check for the version of the fetchmail packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated Fetchmail packages are available for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server which close a remotely-exploitable vulnerability in unpatched versions of Fetchmail prior to 6.2.0. [Updated 06 Feb 2003] Added fixed packages for Advanced Workstation Fetchmail is a remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility intended for use over on-demand TCP/IP links such as SLIP and PPP connections. A bug has been found in the header parsing code in versions of Fetchmail prior to 6.2.0. The bug permits a remote attacker to crash Fetchmail and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a carefully crafted email which is parsed by Fetchmail. All users of Fetchmail are advised to upgrade to the errata packages containing a backported fix which corrects this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-294.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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