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Gentoo: GLSA-202301-14 Normal: Fetchmail Security Flaw Exposed

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Numerous weaknesses identified in getmail could enable remote attackers to gain access to confidential data. Users are advised to update their software.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in getmail, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in getmail. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote attack information disclosure getmail sensitive data normal severity

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
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: getmail: Information disclosure
Date: December 28, 2014
Bugs: #524684
ID: 201412-50

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote attack information disclosure getmail sensitive data normal severity

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.

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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.