Gentoo: GLSA-201412-50: getmail: Information disclosure
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in getmail. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All getmail users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/getmail-4.46.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-7273 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7273 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-7274 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7274 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-7275 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7275
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-50
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in getmail, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Background
getmail is a POP3 mail retriever with reliable Maildir and mbox delivery.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-mail/getmail < 4.46.0 >= 4.46.0
Impact
===== A remote attacker could cause a man-in-the-middle attack via multiple vectors to obtain sensitive information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.