CVE-2002-1174
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,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.73% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- fetchmail/fetchmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.