Debian Security Advisory
DSA-900-3 fetchmail -- programming error
- Date Reported:
- 18 Nov 2005
- Affected Packages:
- fetchmail
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 336096.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 15179.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-3088. - More information:
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Due to restrictive dependency definition for fetchmail-ssl the updated fetchmailconf package couldn't be installed on the old stable distribution (woody) together with fetchmail-ssl. Hence, this update loosens it, so that the update can be pulled in. For completeness we're including the original advisory text:
Thomas Wolff discovered that the fetchmailconf program which is provided as part of fetchmail, an SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder, creates the new configuration in an insecure fashion that can lead to leaking passwords for mail accounts to local users.
This update also fixes a regression in the package for stable caused by the last security update.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 5.9.11-6.4 of fetchmail and in version 5.9.11-6.3 of fetchmail-ssl.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.5-12sarge3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.5.4-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your fetchmail package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail-common_5.9.11-6.4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmailconf_5.9.11-6.4_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmailconf_5.9.11-6.4_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_5.9.11-6.4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail-ssl/fetchmail-ssl_5.9.11-6.3_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail-ssl_6.2.5-12sarge3_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmailconf_6.2.5-12sarge3_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmailconf_6.2.5-12sarge3_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge3_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.