Memory Manipulation Vulnerability in Fetchmail by Fetchmail Project
CVE-2001-1009

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Fetchmail

Status
Fetchmail
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2001

What is CVE-2001-1009?

A vulnerability in Fetchmail, utilized in email retrieval, allows remote attackers to exploit negative index numbers in responses to LIST commands from compromised IMAP or POP3 servers. This oversight can lead to arbitrary memory overwrite, potentially resulting in unauthorized privilege escalation. Users of Fetchmail versions prior to 5.8.17 should promptly update to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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References

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_...
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http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html
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EPSS Score

13% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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