Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200511-06.
Solution
All fetchmail users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-mail/fetchmail-6.2.5.2-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200511-06 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=110366
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-02.txt
Insight
fetchmailconf fails to properly handle file permissions, temporarily exposing sensitive information to other local users.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-3088 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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