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>> Redhat Security Update Fixes Fetchmail Password Disclosure Issue

Title : Redhat Security Update Fixes Fetchmail Password Disclosure Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2215
CVE ID : CVE-2005-3088
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-10-27


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Redhat has released updated packages to correct a vulnerability identified in Fetchmail. This flaw is due to an error in the "fetchmailconf" program that writes configuration data to the "run control" file, which could be exploited by local attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information (e.g. passwords). For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2182

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

Solution

Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages :
http://rhn.redhat.com/

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2215
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-823.html

ChangeLog

2005-10-27 : Initial release

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