CVE-2001-1009

Public Exploit

Description

Fetchmail (aka fetchmail-ssl) before 5.8.17 allows a remote malicious (1) IMAP server or (2) POP/POP3 server to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative index number as part of a response to a LIST request.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.91% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3166 exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000419 vendor advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3 vendor advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3164 exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6965.php vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1009?
CVE-2001-1009 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1009?
To fix CVE-2001-1009, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1009 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2001-1009 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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