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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1259-1 (fetchmail)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to fetchmail announced via advisory DSA 1259-1. Isaac Wilcox discovered that fetchmail, a popular mail retrieval and forwarding utility, insufficiently enforces encryption of connections, which might lead to information disclosure.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.5-12sarge5. For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 6.3.6~rc5-1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 6.3.6~rc5-1. We recommend that you upgrade your fetchmail package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201259-1