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Medium
CVE-2011-1947
fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait...
Vulnerability 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.
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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48043
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061672.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518251/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061634.html
- http://gitorious.org/fetchmail/fetchmail/blobs/legacy_63/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025605
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:107
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061735.html
- http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67700
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
5.9.9, 5.9.10, 5.9.11, 5.9.13, 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.1.3, 6.2.0, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5, 6.2.5.1, 6.2.5.2, 6.2.5.4, 6.2.6, 6.2.9, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.6, 6.3.7, 6.3.8, 6.3.9, 6.3.10, 6.3.11, 6.3.12, 6.3.13, 6.3.14, 6.3.15, 6.3.16, 6.3.17, 6.3.18, 6.3.19
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 2nd, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.