Improper Neutralization Affecting fetchmail-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.5.7-1.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-FETCHMAILDEBUGINFO-14431553
  • published17 Dec 2025
  • disclosed4 Oct 2025

Introduced: 4 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-61962  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-142  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 fetchmail-debuginfo to version 0:6.5.7-1.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1292.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fetchmail-debuginfo package and not the fetchmail-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In fetchmail before 6.5.6, the SMTP client can crash when authenticating upon receiving a 334 status code in a malformed context.

CVSS Base Scores

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