[ GLSA 201412-50 ] getmail

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: getmail: Information disclosure (GLSA 201412-50)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: December 28, 2014
Bug(s): #524684
ID: 201412-50

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in getmail, allowing
remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.


Background

getmail is a POP3 mail retriever with reliable Maildir and mbox
delivery.


Affected Packages

Package: net-mail/getmail
Vulnerable: < 4.46.0
Unaffected: >= 4.46.0
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in getmail. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could cause a man-in-the-middle attack via multiple
vectors to obtain sensitive information.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All getmail users should upgrade to the latest version: