Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:201-1 (fetchmail)

Summary
The remote host is missing an update to fetchmail announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:201-1.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:201-1
Insight
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in fetchmail: socket.c in fetchmail before 6.3.11 does not properly handle a '\0' (NUL) character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) and subjectAlt(ernative)Name fields of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408 (CVE-2009-2666). This update provides a solution to this vulnerability. Update: Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for Corporate products. Affected: 2008.0