TITLE:
Slackware update for fetchmail

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18895

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18895/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/2265/
Slackware Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/1336/
Slackware Linux 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/146/
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/product/4368/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for fetchmail. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
gain knowledge of certain sensitive information and by malicious
people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA18571
SA17891
SA17293

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.2-i386-1.tgz

Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.2-i386-1.tgz

Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.2-i486-1.tgz

Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/fetchmail-6.3.2-i486-1.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.443499

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA18571:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18571/

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

SA17293:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17293/

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