CVE-2002-1174

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.28% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory iss.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5827 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5825 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.php vdb entry vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531 vendor advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1174?
CVE-2002-1174 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1174?
To fix CVE-2002-1174, 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-2002-1174 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2002-1174 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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