The remote host is missing an update to fetchmail
announced via advisory USN-816-1.
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: ubuntu_816_1.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $
# $Id: ubuntu_816_1.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory USN-816-1 (fetchmail)
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# or at your option, GNU General Public License version 3,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
fetchmail 6.3.2-2ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
fetchmail 6.3.8-10ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 8.10:
fetchmail 6.3.8-11ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 9.04:
fetchmail 6.3.9~rc2-4ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-816-1";
tag_insight = "Moxie Marlinspike discovered that fetchmail did not properly handle
certificates with NULL characters in the certificate name. A remote
attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to
view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications.";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to fetchmail
announced via advisory USN-816-1.";
if(description)
{
script_id(64655);
script_version("$Revision: 7969 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-01 10:23:16 +0100 (Fri, 01 Dec 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-08-17 16:54:45 +0200 (Mon, 17 Aug 2009)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2666");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
script_name("Ubuntu USN-816-1 (fetchmail)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_xref(name: "URL" , value: "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-816-1/");
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2009 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"fetchmailconf", ver:"6.3.2-2ubuntu2.3", rls:"UBUNTU6.06 LTS")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"fetchmail", ver:"6.3.2-2ubuntu2.3", rls:"UBUNTU6.06 LTS")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"fetchmailconf", ver:"6.3.8-10ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"fetchmail", ver:"6.3.8-10ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"fetchmailconf", ver:"6.3.8-11ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"fetchmail", ver:"6.3.8-11ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.10")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"fetchmailconf", ver:"6.3.9~rc2-4ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"fetchmail", ver:"6.3.9~rc2-4ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU9.04")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}