TITLE:
fetchmail Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA10025

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/10025/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
Fetchmail 6.x

DESCRIPTION:
An unspecified vulnerability has been reported in fetchmail, which
can be exploited by malicious people to cause a Denial of Service by
sending a specially crafted email.

No further details have been disclosed.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 6.2.4. Prior versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 6.2.5:
http://catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/fetchmail-6.2.5.tar.gz

OTHER REFERENCES:
MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2003:101:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2003:101

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