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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200403-10">
+ <title>Fetchmail 6.2.5 fixes a remote DoS</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ Fetchmail versions 6.2.4 and earlier can be crashed by sending a
+ specially-crafted email to a fetchmail user.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">fetchmail</product>
+ <announced>2004-03-30</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2004-03-30</revised>
+ <bug>37717</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-mail/fetchmail" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">6.2.5</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="le">6.2.4</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Fetchmail is a utility that retrieves and forwards mail from remote systems
+ using IMAP, POP, and other protocols.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Fetchmail versions 6.2.4 and earlier can be crashed by sending a
+ specially-crafted email to a fetchmail user. This problem occurs because
+ Fetchmail does not properly allocate memory for long lines in an incoming
+ email.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ Fetchmail users who receive a malicious email may have their fetchmail
+ program crash.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ While a workaround is not currently known for this issue, all users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of fetchmail.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ Fetchmail users should upgrade to version 6.2.5 or later:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge sync
+ # emerge -pv "&gt;=net-mail/fetchmail-6.2.5"
+ # emerge "&gt;=net-mail/fetchmail-6.2.5"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/13450">ISS X-Force Listing</uri>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0792">CVE Candidate (CAN-2003-0792)</uri>
+ </references>
+</glsa>