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CVE-2005-2335

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.9%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/14349 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/3101 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00104.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2005/1171 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/21253 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/19289 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • fetchmail.berlios.de /fetchmail-SA-2005-01.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /18174 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1124 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00088.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1038 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • developer.berlios.de /project/shownotes.php?release_id=6617 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/441856/100/200/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8833 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2005/dsa-774 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-640.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00089.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/435197/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/16176 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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