CVE-2003-0792

Description

Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for long lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain email.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Server/CSSA-2004-004.0/CSSA-2004-004.0.txt vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13450 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5987 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8843 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:101 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-10.xml vendor advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-61.txt vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107731542827401&w=2 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0792?
CVE-2003-0792 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0792?
To fix CVE-2003-0792, 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-2003-0792 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2003-0792 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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