From security@slackware.com Mon Oct 27 17:26:33 2003 From: Slackware Security Team To: slackware-security@slackware.com Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:07:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [slackware-security] fetchmail security update (SSA:2003-300-02) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] fetchmail security update (SSA:2003-300-02) Fetchmail is a mail-retrieval and forwarding utility. Upgraded fetchmail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current. These fix a vulnerability where a specially crafted email could crash fetchmail, preventing the user from downloading or forwarding their email. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0792 Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ Wed Oct 22 12:10:11 PDT 2003 patches/packages/fetchmail-6.2.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to fetchmail-6.2.5. This fixes a security issue where a specially crafted message could cause fetchmail to crash, preventing the user from retrieving email. (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES: +-----------------------------+ Updated package for Slackware 8.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.2.5-i386-1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 9.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.2.5-i386-1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 9.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.2.5-i486-1.tgz Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/fetchmail-6.2.5-i486-1.tgz MD5 SIGNATURES: +-------------+ Slackware 8.1 package: 8dba5701f5f67ba267664548e7cbd45e fetchmail-6.2.5-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.0 package: 818773e14c5d43b738190c7ed9a4854b fetchmail-6.2.5-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.1 package: d37acd5314447bd7e727e47432ab6c70 fetchmail-6.2.5-i486-1.tgz Slackware -current package: d37acd5314447bd7e727e47432ab6c70 fetchmail-6.2.5-i486-1.tgz INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: +------------------------+ Upgrade fetchmail as root: # upgradepkg fetchmail-6.2.5-i486-1.tgz +-----+ Slackware Linux Security Team http://slackware.com/gpg-key security@slackware.com +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HOW TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Send an email to majordomo@slackware.com with this text in the body of | | the email message: | | | | unsubscribe slackware-security | | | | You will get a confirmation message back. Follow the instructions to | | complete the unsubscription. Do not reply to this message to | | unsubscribe! | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/nXt/akRjwEAQIjMRAgwvAJ969izJGtKUVzC8cpMgNNiF8fZsLQCfTkY1 icUxLVylNfgMfCaOTlStmm4= =kspi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----