21906 : Fetchmail Multidrop Mode Headerless Message Remote DoS
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Last Modified

about 1 year ago

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Disclosure

Dec 19, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Fetchmail contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when fetchmail is configured for multidrop mode and the upstream mail server sends a message without headers, and will result in a loss of availability for the application.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.2.5.5 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Fetchmail
Watch-list
Fetchmail
Watch-list
6.2.5.4
6.3.0

References

Tools & Filters

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Credit

  • Daniel Drake -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-12-21 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_0 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_2

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