EIP-2026-104584

PRE-CVE

Apple Mac OSX 10.4.7 (x86) - 'fetchmail' Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-104584. PoCs published by Kevin Finisterre.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in fetchmail (CVE-2006-147238) by sending a maliciously crafted UIDL response to trigger remote code execution. It sets up a fake POP3 server on port 1234 and delivers a payload that spawns a shell with elevated privileges (mail group).

Description

Apple Mac OSX 10.4.7 (x86) - 'fetchmail' Local Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kevin Finisterre · perllocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2106

This Perl script exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in fetchmail (CVE-2006-147238) by sending a maliciously crafted UIDL response to trigger remote code execution. It sets up a fake POP3 server on port 1234 and delivers a payload that spawns a shell with elevated privileges (mail group).

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: fetchmail (version not explicitly specified, but likely older versions)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to target · Victim must connect to attacker-controlled POP3 server · fetchmail must be configured to connect to the malicious server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026