VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1947
fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait time after issuing a (1) STARTTLS or (2) STLS request, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application hang) by acknowledging the request but not sending additional…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.55%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait time after issuing a (1) STARTTLS or (2) STLS request, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application hang) by acknowledging the request but not sending additional packets.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.55% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- fetchmail/fetchmail
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://gitorious.org/fetchmail/fetchmail/blobs/legacy_63/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061634.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061672.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061735.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/17
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/2
- http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:107
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518251/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48043
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025605
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67700
- http://gitorious.org/fetchmail/fetchmail/blobs/legacy_63/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061634.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061672.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061735.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/17
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/2
- http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:107
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518251/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48043
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025605
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67700
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.