CVE-2008-2711
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-2711 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-06-16 21:41:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | fetchmail 6.3.8 and earlier, when running in -v -v (aka verbose) mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and persistent mail failure) via a malformed mail message with long headers, which triggers an erroneous dereference when using vsnprintf to format log messages. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 | 5.8.11 | 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 | 6.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.6 | pre4 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.6 | pre8 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.6 | pre9 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc10 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc7 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc8 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.2.9 | rc9 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.6 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 6.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Fetchmail | Fetchmail | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| oss-security - CVE Id Request: fetchmail <= 6.3.8 DoS when logging long headers in -v -v mode | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Fetchmail Large Header Processing Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2623 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.rpath.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Fetchmail Verbose Mode Large Log Messages Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: fetchmail-6.3.8-7.fc9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Bug 354291 – fetchmail Segmentation fault | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.novell.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: fetchmail-6.3.8-4.fc8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Slackware update for fetchmail - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Fedora update for fetchmail - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:117 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| About the security content of Security Update 2009-001 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2008-01.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.fetchmail.info | |
| rPath update for fetchmail - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Fetchmail Verbose Logging Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 Security Update 2009-001 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | slackware.com | |
| Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0235 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wiki.rpath.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| oss-security - fetchmail 6.4.21 released/regression fix for 6.4.20's security fix, and UPDATE: fetchmail <= 6.4.19 security announcement 2021-01 (CVE-2021-36386) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-09-09 | Mark J Cox | This issue was addressed in fetchmail packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1427.html |