Eric S. Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.0/6.2.4 Email resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Eric S. Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.0/6.2.4 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Email Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2003-0792. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eric S. Raymond Fetchmail 5.9.0/6.2.4. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Email Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2003. The weakness was shared 10/16/2003 by LINUX with Madrake (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mandrakesecure.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0792 since 09/17/2003. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14083 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : fetchmail (MDKSA-2003:101)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catb.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13450), Tenable (14083), SecurityFocus (BID 8843†), OSVDB (2699†) and Secunia (SA10025†). Further details are available at securityfocus.com. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 14083
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : fetchmail (MDKSA-2003:101)
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OpenVAS ID: 53880
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2003-300-02 fetchmail security update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: catb.org

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07/24/2005 +358 days 🔍
03/08/2021 +5706 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mandrakesecure.net
Researcher: This issue was disclosed by Mandrake Linux. (LINUX)
Organization: Madrake
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339
X-Force: 13450 - Fetchmail email denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 8843 - Eric S. Raymond Fetchmail Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 10025 - fetchmail Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 2699 - Fetchmail Email Long Line Handling DoS
Vulnerability Center: 8626 - DoS in Fetchmail <= 6.2.4 via Long Lines, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2003 18:42
Updated: 03/08/2021 19:05
Changes: 10/20/2003 18:42 (95), 06/26/2019 18:30 (2), 03/08/2021 19:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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