DSA-900-3 fetchmail -- programming error

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.