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.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-900. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(22766);
script_version("1.20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-3088");
script_bugtraq_id(15179);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"900");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-900-3 : fetchmail - programming error");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"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."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=336096"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-900"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the fetchmail package.
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."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fetchmail");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/10/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/10/21");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"fetchmail", reference:"5.9.11-6.4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"fetchmail-common", reference:"5.9.11-6.4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"fetchmail-ssl", reference:"5.9.11-6.3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"fetchmailconf", reference:"5.9.11-6.4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"fetchmail", reference:"6.2.5-12sarge3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"fetchmail-ssl", reference:"6.2.5-12sarge3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"fetchmailconf", reference:"6.2.5-12sarge3")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_note(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | fetchmail | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fetchmail |
debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0 |
debian | debian_linux | 3.1 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1 |