CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1174

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

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.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience service outages or unauthorized code execution, potentially leading to data loss or system security breaches. Remote attackers could exploit these vulnerabilities to gain control over the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Fetchmail to the latest version to mitigate these vulnerabilities. Additionally, monitoring system logs for potential attack attempts is advisable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS