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author | Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> | 2007-07-29 09:48:20 +0000 |
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committer | Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> | 2007-07-29 09:48:20 +0000 |
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Add fetchmail-SA-2007-02.txt and promote Earl Chew's bug fix to security.
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diff --git a/fetchmail-SA-2007-02.txt b/fetchmail-SA-2007-02.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2ab3363f --- /dev/null +++ b/fetchmail-SA-2007-02.txt @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +fetchmail-SA-2007-02: Crash when warning message is rejected + +Topics: Crash when fetchmail-generated warning message is rejected + +Author: Matthias Andree +Version: 1.0 +Announced: 2007-07-29 +Type: NULL pointer dereference trigged by outside circumstances +Impact: denial of service possible +Danger: low +Credits: Earl Chew +CVE Name: XXX +URL: http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2007-01.txt +Project URL: http://fetchmail.berlios.de/ + +Affects: fetchmail release < 6.3.9 + +Not affected: fetchmail release 6.3.9 + +Corrected: 2007-07-29 fetchmail SVN (rev 5119) + + +0. Release history +================== + +2007-07-29 1.0 first release + + +1. Background +============= + +fetchmail is a software package to retrieve mail from remote POP2, POP3, +IMAP, ETRN or ODMR servers and forward it to local SMTP, LMTP servers or +message delivery agents. + +fetchmail ships with a graphical, Python/Tkinter based configuration +utility named "fetchmailconf" to help the user create configuration (run +control) files for fetchmail. + + +2. Problem description and Impact +================================= + +fetchmail will generated warning messages to the local postmaster or user in +certain circumstances, for instance when authentication fails. + +If this warning message is refused by the SMTP listener that fetchmail is +talking to, fetchmail attempts to dereference a NULL pointer when trying to find +out if it should allow a bounce message to be sent. + + +3. Solution +=========== + +Install fetchmail 6.3.9 or newer. The fetchmail source code is available from +<http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1824>. + + +A. Copyright, License and Warranty +================================== + +(C) Copyright 2007 by Matthias Andree, <matthias.andree@gmx.de>. +Some rights reserved. + +This work is licensed under the Creative Commons +Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs German License. To view a copy of +this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/de/ +or send a letter to Creative Commons; 559 Nathan Abbott Way; +Stanford, California 94305; USA. + +THIS WORK IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES. +Use the information herein at your own risk. + +END OF fetchmail-SA-2007-02.txt |