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Gentoo: GLSA-200403-10 Critical: Fetchmail Remote DoS Risk Upgrade

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Calendar Grey March 31, 2004
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Fetchmail version 6.2.5 rectifies a vulnerability that may lead to remote system crashes. It is advised that all users upgrade promptly to prevent potential exploitation.
Fetchmail versions 6.2.4 and earlier can be crashed by sending a specially-crafted email to a fetchmail user.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200403-10 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Fetchmail 6.2.5 fixes a remote DoS Date: March 30, 2004 Bugs: #37717 ID: 200403-10

Synopsis ======= Fetchmail versions 6.2.4 and earlier can be crashed by sending a specially-crafted email to a fetchmail user.
Background ========= Fetchmail is a utility that retrieves and forwards mail from remote systems using IMAP, POP, and other protocols.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- net-mail/fetchmail <= 6.2.4 >= 6.2.5
========== Fetchmail versions 6.2.4 and earlier can be crashed by sending a specially-crafted email to a fetchmail user. This problem occursbecause Fetchmail does not ...

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