CVE-2001-0819
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2001-0819 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2001-12-06 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large 'To:' field in an email header. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| MandrakeSoft Update Advisory MDKSA-2001:063 : fetchmail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.linux-mandrake.com | |
| Home - Conectiva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | distro.conectiva.com.br | |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian GNU/Linux -- Security Information -- DSA-060-1 fetchmail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| 404 | Caldera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.caldera.com | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| LinuxSecurity.com: EnGarde: 'fetchmail-ssl' buffer overflow vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.linuxsecurity.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:43.fetchmail.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.FreeBSD.org | |
| download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-025-01 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | download.immunix.org | |
| Fetchmail Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.