CVE-2005-2335

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8833

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1124

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1038

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1171

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14349

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441856/100/200/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435197/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-640.html

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00104.html

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00089.html

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00088.html

http://www.osvdb.org/18174

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-774

http://secunia.com/advisories/21253

http://secunia.com/advisories/16176

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html

http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-01.txt

http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=6617

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-07-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical