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Family: Slackware Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
SSA-2005-203-05 fetchmail Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary SSA-2005-203-05 fetchmail
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
New fetchmail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0,
10.1, and -current to fix security issues. Connecting to a malicious or
compromised POP3 server may overflow fetchmail's stack causing a crash
or the execution of arbitrary code.
For more information about this issue, see:
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-01.txt
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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