SB2025110635 - SUSE update for fetchmail



SB2025110635 - SUSE update for fetchmail

Published: November 6, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025110635
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-61962)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input during authentication. A remote attacker that controls SMTP server can send 334 status code response and crash the mail client.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.