CVE-2007-4565

Publication date 28 August 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

sink.c in fetchmail before 6.3.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) by refusing certain warning messages that are sent over SMTP.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Earl Chew discovered that fetchmail can be made to de-reference a NULL pointer when contacting SMTP servers. This vulnerability can be used by attackers who control the SMTP server to crash fetchmail and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-4565)

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
fetchmail 7.04 feisty
Fixed 6.3.6-1ubuntu2.1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 6.3.4-1ubuntu4.2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 6.3.2-2ubuntu2.2

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-520-1
    • fetchmail vulnerabilities
    • 26 September 2007

Other references