SB2021072910 - Information disclosure in fetchmail



SB2021072910 - Information disclosure in fetchmail

Published: July 29, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021072910
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36386)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization when logging error messages. A local user can trigger an error condition on the fetchmail side and gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.