CVE-2002-0146
fetchmail < 5.9.10 - Memory Corruption via Excessive IMAP Message Count
Title source: llmDescription
fetchmail email client before 5.9.10 does not properly limit the maximum number of messages available, which allows a remote IMAP server to overwrite memory via a message count that exceeds the boundaries of an array.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9133.php
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_caldera
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-027.0.txt
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-047.html
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-036.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4145
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4788
Scores
EPSS
0.0149
EPSS Percentile
71.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (50)
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.5.1
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.5.2
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.5.3
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.5.4
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.5.5
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.5.6
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.5.7
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.5.8
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.6.0
fetchmail/fetchmail
4.6.1
... and 40 more
Published
Jun 25, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026