CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4348

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in fetchmail before versions 6.3.1 and 6.2.5.5, when configured in multidrop mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending messages without headers from upstream mail servers.

Risk Assessment

The attack can disrupt the mail service, leading to system unavailability for users.

Recommendation

Update fetchmail to version 6.3.1 or later (or 6.2.5.5 or later) to eliminate the vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

fetchmail before 6.3.1 and before 6.2.5.5, when configured for multidrop mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending messages without headers from upstream mail servers.

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