Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | fetchmail security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2005:640 | First vendor Publication | 2005-07-25 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2005-07-25 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Important | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated fetchmail packages that fix a security flaw are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: Fetchmail is a remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility. A buffer overflow was discovered in fetchmail's POP3 client. A malicious server could cause send a carefully crafted message UID and cause fetchmail to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code as the user running fetchmail. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CAN-2005-2335 to this issue. Users of fetchmail should update to this erratum package which contains a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 163816 - CAN-2005-2335 fetchmail overflow from malicious pop3 server |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-640.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1038 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1038 | ||
| Title: | RHE3 Fetchmail Buffer Overflow via Long UIDL Responses | ||
| Description: | Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2005-2335 | Version: | 1 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | Product(s): | fetchmail |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1124 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1124 | ||
| Title: | RHE4 Fetchmail Buffer Overflow via Long UIDL Responses | ||
| Description: | Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2005-2335 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Product(s): | fetchmail |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8833 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8833 | ||
| Title: | Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier. | ||
| Description: | Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2005-2335 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-11-17 | Name : Mac OS X Version File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl |
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for fetchmail File : nvt/sles9p5012536.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200507-21 (fetchmail) File : nvt/glsa_200507_21.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: fetchmail File : nvt/freebsd_fetchmail1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 774-1 (fetchmail) File : nvt/deb_774_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 18174 | Fetchmail UIDL POP3 Server Response Overflow A remote overflow exists in fetchmail. The POP3 code fails to validate responses from the server resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2006-08-01 | Name : The remote operating system is missing a vendor-supplied patch. File : macosx_SecUpd2006-004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2005-640.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-209.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-153-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-10-05 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-126.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-08-18 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-774.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-08-01 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_3497d7be2fef45f481629063751b573a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-31 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200507-21.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-25 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-640.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-22 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-613.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-22 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-614.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:49:34 |
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