TITLE:
Debian update for fetchmail

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18433

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18433/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
http://secunia.com/product/5307/
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for fetchmail. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA17891

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 650 da6a5aa9e110932fb67071233c390fa2
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 150807 6ccb7da887a4b42997e08ef27fbebf55
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 1257376 9956b30139edaa4f5f77c4d0dbd80225

Architecture independent components:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail-ssl_6.2.5-12sarge4_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 42234 7f4fae48064a57eae406d72676ab0e54
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmailconf_6.2.5-12sarge4_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 101308 1d2a6d40b517a3fc447e2f2d30319fbf

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 572964 d87d2f1dd059d0aa4854253405c7fdc3

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 555706 9b819cf25859874a1a37585eed8664d6

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 549176 ae3b2abd6c4408c8be07a8a8065cd2ab

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 547692 3bc3343f756f1fea4bc7b731cc6e2fed

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 597004 c1f497a0ac9ba4f04ab31e1ad66ff729

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 561572 cbc31b2ececa0e02ec1a2fa6bc02c019

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 537914 1ac30118a80e1b516fbdcaf9e53f3264

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 556594 6704277ba1a9b9706e6e921ee76e0931

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 556424 f82021920ac82e2126580a3f594953a1

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 556180 b72003c6bbec3bfeeeade4bc94b2f7ff

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 554496 90790158afe5fb2f5da3eafdfb6d5874

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fetchmail/fetchmail_6.2.5-12sarge4_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 549094 d1533c572fe845b7e49e88fb40acf0fb

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 6.3.1-1.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-939

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA17891:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17891/

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