Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04727 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 79
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.1 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.3 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.5 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.6 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.7 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.8 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.5 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.6 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.7 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.8 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
Show 69 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.1 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.2 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.3 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.5 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.6 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.7 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.8 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.9 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.1 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.2 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.3 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.5 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.6 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.7 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.6 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.7 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.8 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.3 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.7 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.8 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.3 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.8 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.3 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.5 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.2 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.3 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.5 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.6 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.2 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.1 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.2 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.3 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.5 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.6 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.11 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.13 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.14 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.17 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.0 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.4 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.5 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.8 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.10 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.11 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.13 | Vulnerable | fetchmail |
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.3 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.5 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.6 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.7 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.8 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.9 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.1 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.2 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.3 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.5 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.6 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.7 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.7 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.8 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.3 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.7 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.8 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.8 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.3 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.5 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.2 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.1 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.2 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.3 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.5 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.6 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.11 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.13 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.14 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.17 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.0 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.4 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.5 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.8 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.10 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.11 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
- cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.13 Vulnerable ·fetchmail
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2003:155 Released 2003-04-24 · Red Hat rating Critical: : : Updated Fetchmail packages fix security vulnerabilities
- Red Hat Linux 7.1
- RHSA-2002:215 Released 2002-10-07 · Red Hat rating Critical: Updated fetchmail packages fix vulnerabilities
- Red Hat Linux 6.2
- Red Hat Linux 7.0
- Red Hat Linux 7.1
- Red Hat Linux 7.2
- Red Hat Linux 7.3
- Red Hat Linux 8.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:216 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:215 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1174
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqhj-2h3q-6ghm
References
More Fetchmail vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00964 Fetchmail (aka fetchmail-ssl) before 5.8.17 allows a remote malicious (1) IMAP server or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00101 Vulnerability in fetchmail 5.5.0-2 and earlier in the AUTHENTICATE GSSAPI command. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00782 A buffer overflow in Linux fetchmail before 5.8.6 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-05756 fetchmail 6.3.5 and 6.3.6 before 6.3.6-rc4, when refusing a message delivered via the mda… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-05650 fetchmail before 6.3.6-rc4 does not properly enforce TLS and may transmit cleartext… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2002-01289 Heap-based buffer overflow in Fetchmail 6.1.3 and earlier does not account for the "@"… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-1174 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1174 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqhj-2h3q-6ghm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2002-1174 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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