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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5825
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5827
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5825
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5827
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 11, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified