Improper Neutralization Affecting fetchmail/fetchmail package, versions [5.9.9,6.5.6)[7.0.0-alpha8,7.0.0-alpha11)
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- published7 Oct 2025
- disclosed4 Oct 2025
- creditMatthias Andree
Introduced: 4 Oct 2025
CVE-2025-61962 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade fetchmail/fetchmail to version 6.5.6, 7.0.0-alpha11 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization in the SMTP client. An application can crash when authenticating upon receiving a 334 status code without a following blank on the line if esmtpname and esmtppassword options are configured and the plugout and mda options are inactive.