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Red Hat update for fetchmail
Secunia Advisory: SA24007
Release Date: 2007-02-01
Popularity: 6,504 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-4348
CVE-2006-5867


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for fetchmail. This fixes a vulnerability and a security issue, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of sensitive information and cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA17891
SA23631

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0018.html

Other References:
SA17891:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17891/

SA23631:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23631/


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