fetchmail up to 6.3.19 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in fetchmail. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-1947. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in fetchmail. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait time after issuing a (1) STARTTLS or (2) STLS request, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application hang) by acknowledging the request but not sending additional packets.

The weakness was presented 06/02/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1947. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55389 (Fedora 15 : fetchmail-6.3.20-1.fc15 (2011-8011)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67700), Tenable (55389), SecurityFocus (BID 48043†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025605†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31868†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• fetchmail

Version

• 5.9.9
• 5.9.10
• 5.9.11
• 5.9.13
• 6.0.0
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.3
• 6.2.0
• 6.2.1
• 6.2.2
• 6.2.3
• 6.2.4
• 6.2.5
• 6.2.5.1
• 6.2.5.2
• 6.2.5.4
• 6.2.6
• 6.2.9
• 6.3.0
• 6.3.1
• 6.3.2
• 6.3.3
• 6.3.4
• 6.3.5
• 6.3.6
• 6.3.7
• 6.3.8
• 6.3.9
• 6.3.10
• 6.3.11
• 6.3.12
• 6.3.13
• 6.3.14
• 6.3.15
• 6.3.16
• 6.3.17
• 6.3.18
• 6.3.19

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 55389
Nessus Name: Fedora 15 : fetchmail-6.3.20-1.fc15 (2011-8011)
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OpenVAS ID: 71950
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2011-171-01 fetchmail
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/09/2011 🔍
05/30/2011 +21 days 🔍
05/30/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2011 +3 days 🔍
06/02/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/19/2011 +17 days 🔍
06/22/2011 +3 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1370 days 🔍
12/28/2024 +3568 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57563
X-Force: 67700
SecurityFocus: 48043 - Fetchmail STARTTLS Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1025605
Vulnerability Center: 31868 - Fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/28/2024 20:14
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (55), 03/24/2017 10:08 (9), 11/08/2021 07:57 (4), 11/08/2021 08:02 (1), 12/28/2024 20:14 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:7A1:103

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