CVE-2010-1167

fetchmail: denial of service in debug mode with multichar locales

Published May 7, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
fetchmail 4.6.3 through 6.3.16, when debug mode is enabled, does not properly handle invalid characters in a multi-character locale, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted (1) message header or (2) POP3 UIDL list.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1197 fetchmail 4.6.3 through 6.3.16, when debug mode is enabled, does not properly handle invalid characters in a multi-character locale, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted (1) message header or (2) POP3 UIDL list.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00707}

epss

{'score': 0.00773}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:14 AM
Reserved
Mar 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 7, 2010, 6:24 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 18, 2010, 12:00 AM