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Family: Mandrake Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
MDKSA-2005:209: fetchmail Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Check for the version of the fetchmail package
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2005:209 (fetchmail).
Thomas Wolff and Miloslav Trmac discovered a race condition in the
fetchmailconf program. fetchmailconf would create the initial output
configuration file with insecure permissions and only after writing would it
change permissions to be more restrictive. During that time, passwords and
other data could be exposed to other users on the system unless the user used a
more restrictive umask setting. As well, the Mandriva Linux 2006 packages did
not contain the patch that corrected the issues fixed in MDKSA-2005:126, namely
a buffer overflow in fetchmail's POP3 client (CVE-2005-2355). The updated
packages have been patched to address this issue, and the Mandriva 2006
packages have also been patched to correct CVE-2005-2355.
Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:209
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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