rPath alert rPSA-2007-0178-1 (fetchmail)

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rPSA-2007-0178-1 fetchmail
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Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:51:22 -0400
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rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0178-1
Published: 2007-09-05
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Non-deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    fetchmail=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.3.8-0.3-1

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4565
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1690

Description:
    Previous versions of the fetchmail package may crash when attempting
    to deliver an internal warning or error message through an untrusted
    or compromised SMTP server, leading to a possible Denial of Service.

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