VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.37% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- fetchmail/fetchmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:43.fetchmail.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000403
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-025-01
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-022.1.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-060Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-063.php3?dis=7.1
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1451.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2877Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6704
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:43.fetchmail.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000403
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-025-01
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-022.1.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-060Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-063.php3?dis=7.1
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1451.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2877Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6704
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.