Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Fetchmail | — | Apply OS X security update 2006-004 | Dec 16, 2011 | Jul 27, 2005 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade fetchmail | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 27, 2005 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade fetchmail | Dec 10, 2025 | Jul 20, 2005 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-mail/fetchmail. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jul 27, 2005 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade fetchmail | Feb 17, 2015 | Jul 27, 2005 |
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