CVE-2003-0792

Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for long lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain email.

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateNov 17, 2003, 05:00

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-399

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

Vector String

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

PARTIAL

References

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Server/CSSA-2004-004.0/CSSA-2004-004.0.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107731542827401&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-10.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:101
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5987
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8843
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-61.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13450

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-399

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

Vector String

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

PARTIAL