Buffer overflow in Fetchmail
CVE-2001-0819
A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large 'To:' field in an email header.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.064 (93.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.064 · newest: 0.064 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fetchmail — versions 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2877 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-025-01 (vendor-advisory)
- www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1451.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-022.1.txt (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-060 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-063.php3 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6704 (vdb-entry)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)