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CVE-2001-10092 exploits

Fetchmail (aka fetchmail-ssl) before 5.8.17 allows a remote malicious (1) IMAP server or (2) POP/POP3 server to overwrite arbitrary memory…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.5%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Fetchmail (aka fetchmail-ssl) before 5.8.17 allows a remote malicious (1) IMAP server or (2) POP/POP3 server to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative index number as part of a response to a LIST request.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21066 Fetchmail 5.x - IMAP Reply Signed Integer Index · remote · 2001-08-09
  • EDB-21064 Fetchmail 5.x - POP3 Reply Signed Integer Index · remote · 2001-08-09

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2001/dsa-071 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/3166 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000419 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred
  • linux-mandrake.com /en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • linuxsecurity.com /advisories/other_advisory-1555.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_ENGARDE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/3164 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/6965.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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