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gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200403-10.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200403-10">
<title>Fetchmail 6.2.5 fixes a remote DoS</title>
<synopsis>
Fetchmail versions 6.2.4 and earlier can be crashed by sending a
specially-crafted email to a fetchmail user.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">fetchmail</product>
<announced>March 30, 2004</announced>
<revised>March 30, 2004: 01</revised>
<bug>37717</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="net-mail/fetchmail" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">6.2.5</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="le">6.2.4</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
Fetchmail is a utility that retrieves and forwards mail from remote systems
using IMAP, POP, and other protocols.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
Fetchmail versions 6.2.4 and earlier can be crashed by sending a
specially-crafted email to a fetchmail user. This problem occurs because
Fetchmail does not properly allocate memory for long lines in an incoming
email.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>
Fetchmail users who receive a malicious email may have their fetchmail
program crash.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
While a workaround is not currently known for this issue, all users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of fetchmail.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
Fetchmail users should upgrade to version 6.2.5 or later:
</p>
<code>
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=net-mail/fetchmail-6.2.5"
# emerge ">=net-mail/fetchmail-6.2.5"</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/13450">ISS X-Force Listing</uri>
<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0792">CVE Candidate (CAN-2003-0792)</uri>
</references>
</glsa>