CVE-2021-36386

fetchmail: DoS or information disclosure when logging long messages

Published Jul 29, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
report_vbuild in report.c in Fetchmail before 6.4.20 sometimes omits initialization of the vsnprintf va_list argument, which might allow mail servers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via long error messages. NOTE: it is unclear whether use of Fetchmail on any realistic platform results in an impact beyond an inconvenience to the client user.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-23001 report_vbuild in report.c in Fetchmail before 6.4.20 sometimes omits initialization of the vsnprintf va_list argument, which might allow mail servers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via long error messages. NOTE: it is unclear whether use of Fetchmail on any realistic platform results in an impact beyond an inconvenience to the client user.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9013-1 Fetchmail vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 12:54 AM
Reserved
Jul 12, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 30, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:58 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 28, 2021, 12:00 AM