CVE-2010-0562
The sdump function in sdump.c in fetchmail 6.3.11, 6.3.12, and 6.3.13, when running in verbose mode on platforms for which char is signed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The sdump function in sdump.c in fetchmail 6.3.11, 6.3.12, and 6.3.13, when running in verbose mode on platforms for which char is signed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an SSL X.509 certificate containing non-printable characters with the high bit set, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow during escaping.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.51% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- fetchmail/fetchmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://mknod.org/svn/fetchmail/branches/BRANCH_6-3/fetchmail-SA-2010-01.txt
- http://osvdb.org/62114
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38391Vendor Advisory
- http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2010-01.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:037
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38088
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023543
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0296Vendor Advisory
- http://mknod.org/svn/fetchmail/branches/BRANCH_6-3/fetchmail-SA-2010-01.txt
- http://osvdb.org/62114
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38391Vendor Advisory
- http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2010-01.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:037
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38088
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023543
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0296Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.