CVE-2008-2711
Last modified
CVE-2008-2711 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 3.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | <= 6.3.8 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.1 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.2 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.3 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.4 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.5 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.6 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.7 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.8 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.0 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.1 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.2 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.3 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.4 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.5 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.6 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.7 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.8 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.9 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.0 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.1 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.2 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.3 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.4 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.5 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.6 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.7 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.0 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.1 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.2 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.3 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.4 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.5 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.6 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.7 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.8 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.0 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.4 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.0 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.1 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.3 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.4 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.7 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.8 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.0 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.1 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.3 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.8 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.0 | — |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.3 | — |
Showing 50 of 101 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30742Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30895Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31262Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31287Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30742Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30895Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31262Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31287Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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