Description
Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5827
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5825
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.php
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_conectiva
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_engarde
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171
Scores
EPSS
0.0473
EPSS Percentile
90.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
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
Oct 11, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026