CVE-2002-1174

Summary

CVECVE-2002-1174
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-10-11 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2016-10-18 02:24:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 5.8.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.14 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.17 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 5.8.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.10 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.8 All All All
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 5.8.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.14 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.17 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 5.8.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.8.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.10 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail All All All All

References

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Eric S. Raymond Fetchmail Multidrop Mode Email Header Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Eric S. Raymond Fetchmail Email Header Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-171-1 fetchmail DEBIAN www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
LinuxSecurity.com: EnGarde: fetchmail vulnerabilities ENGARDE www.linuxsecurity.com
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