Security update for fetchmail

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(Last modified: 03JUN2002)

solutions Security update for fetchmail SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (902f25a07866572a16ab738665f311bf)

Applies to

Product(s): SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390

Package: fetchml
Release: 20020603
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone using fetchmail should apply this patch.

Problem description

A malicious server is able to return a very high message count that leads to the allocation of an memory area that overlaps a portion of the stack. Subsequently, the server may be able to overwrite that stack area with executable code which will run under the user id of the user executing fetchmail. This security patch fixes this remotely exploitable bug.

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Uvh fetchml.rpm

links to download packages

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 (s390)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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