Fetchmail (aka fetchmail-ssl) before 5.8.17 allows a remote malicious (1) IMAP server or (2) POP/POP3 server to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative index number as part of a response to a LIST request.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | * | 5.8.14 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.1 (including) | 4.5.1 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.2 (including) | 4.5.2 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.3 (including) | 4.5.3 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.4 (including) | 4.5.4 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.5 (including) | 4.5.5 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.6 (including) | 4.5.6 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.7 (including) | 4.5.7 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.5.8 (including) | 4.5.8 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.0 (including) | 4.6.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.1 (including) | 4.6.1 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.2 (including) | 4.6.2 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.3 (including) | 4.6.3 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.4 (including) | 4.6.4 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.5 (including) | 4.6.5 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.6 (including) | 4.6.6 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.7 (including) | 4.6.7 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.8 (including) | 4.6.8 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.6.9 (including) | 4.6.9 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.0 (including) | 4.7.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.1 (including) | 4.7.1 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.2 (including) | 4.7.2 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.3 (including) | 4.7.3 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.4 (including) | 4.7.4 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.5 (including) | 4.7.5 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.6 (including) | 4.7.6 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 4.7.7 (including) | 4.7.7 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.0 (including) | 5.0.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.1 (including) | 5.0.1 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.2 (including) | 5.0.2 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.3 (including) | 5.0.3 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.4 (including) | 5.0.4 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.5 (including) | 5.0.5 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.6 (including) | 5.0.6 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.7 (including) | 5.0.7 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.0.8 (including) | 5.0.8 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.0 (including) | 5.1.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.1.4 (including) | 5.1.4 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.0 (including) | 5.2.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.1 (including) | 5.2.1 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.3 (including) | 5.2.3 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.4 (including) | 5.2.4 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.7 (including) | 5.2.7 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.2.8 (including) | 5.2.8 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.0 (including) | 5.3.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.1 (including) | 5.3.1 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.3 (including) | 5.3.3 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.3.8 (including) | 5.3.8 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.0 (including) | 5.4.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.3 (including) | 5.4.3 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.4 (including) | 5.4.4 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.4.5 (including) | 5.4.5 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.0 (including) | 5.5.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.2 (including) | 5.5.2 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.3 (including) | 5.5.3 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.5 (including) | 5.5.5 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.5.6 (including) | 5.5.6 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.6.0 (including) | 5.6.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.0 (including) | 5.7.0 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.2 (including) | 5.7.2 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.7.4 (including) | 5.7.4 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8 (including) | 5.8 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.1 (including) | 5.8.1 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.2 (including) | 5.8.2 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.3 (including) | 5.8.3 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.4 (including) | 5.8.4 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.5 (including) | 5.8.5 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.6 (including) | 5.8.6 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.11 (including) | 5.8.11 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.8.13 (including) | 5.8.13 (including) |
| Fetchmail | Fetchmail | 5.9.0 (including) | 5.9.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000419
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6965.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3164
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3166
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000419
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6965.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3164
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3166