CVE-2002-1365

fetchmail < 6.1.3 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow via Local Address Header

Title source: llm

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Fetchmail 6.1.3 and earlier does not account for the "@" character when determining buffer lengths for local addresses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header with a large number of local addresses.

References (12)

Core 12

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6390

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake

http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:011

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103979751818638&w=2

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104004858802000&w=2

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-216

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10839

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-293.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_conectiva

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000554

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-294.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-155.html

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_caldera

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-001.0.txt

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/052002.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0495

EPSS Percentile 91.2%

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 Dec 23, 2002

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026