PT-2005-3261 · Fetchmail+1 · Fetchmail+1

Edward Shornock · Published 2005-07-25 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2005-2335

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Fetchmail versions prior to 6.2.5.2

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the POP3 client, which can be triggered by remote POP3 servers sending long UIDL responses. This can cause a denial of service and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Fetchmail versions prior to 6.2.5.2, update to version 6.2.5.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the POP3 client to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2335

DSA-774-1

RHSA-2005:640

RHSA-2005_640

Affected Products

Fetchmail

Red Hat

References · 28

• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16176 · Vendor Advisory
• http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=6617 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14349 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2335 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00088.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2335 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2335 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21253 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-774 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-640.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-01.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2335 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00089.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory