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FreeBSD : fetchmail -- crashes when refusing a message bound for an MDA (37e30313-9d8c-11db-858b-0060084a00e5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 23985

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Matthias Andree reports :

When delivering messages to a message delivery agent by means of the 'mda' option, fetchmail can crash (by passing a NULL pointer to ferror() and fflush()) when refusing a message. SMTP and LMTP delivery modes aren't affected.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2006-03.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?7dc2ffcf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23985

File Name: freebsd_pkg_37e303139d8c11db858b0060084a00e5.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 1/8/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:fetchmail, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5974

CWE: 20