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CVE-2008-2711

Published: 16 June 2008

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
per Debian, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/13/1, -vv is only used for debugging purposes so this does not prevent a victim from getting mails. -vv is not used in non-interactive use.

Priority

Negligible

Status

Package Release Status
fetchmail
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
gutsy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
upstream Needs triage

jaunty Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
karmic Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
lucid Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
maverick Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
natty Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
precise Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
quantal Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
raring Not vulnerable
(6.3.8-11ubuntu3)
Patches:
debdiff: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240549
debdiff: http://launchpad.net/bugs/240549