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Critical
CVE-2001-1009
Fetchmail (aka fetchmail-ssl) before 5.8.17 allows a remote malicious (1)...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3166
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000419
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3164
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6965.php
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.6, 4.5.7, 4.5.8, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4, 4.6.5, 4.6.6, 4.6.7, 4.6.8, 4.6.9, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.7.4, 4.7.5, 4.7.6, 4.7.7, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.1.0, 5.1.4, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.7, 5.2.8, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.3, 5.3.8, 5.4.0, 5.4.3, 5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.5.0, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.6.0, 5.7.0, 5.7.2, 5.7.4, 5.8, 5.8.1, 5.8.2, 5.8.3, 5.8.4, 5.8.5, 5.8.6, 5.8.11, 5.8.13, 5.9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 2nd, 2002
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.