CVE-2008-2711

Description

fetchmail 6.3.8 and earlier, when running in -v -v (aka verbose) mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and persistent mail failure) via a malformed mail message with long headers, which triggers an erroneous dereference when using vsnprintf to format log messages.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.32% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1860/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31287 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494865/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020298 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493391/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31262 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0235
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30895 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01095.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01091.html vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.495740 vendor advisory
http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2008-01.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29705 vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2623
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354291
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:117 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43121 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/13/1 mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10950 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/30742 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/09/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2711?
CVE-2008-2711 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2711?
To fix CVE-2008-2711, 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-2008-2711 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2711 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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