CVE-2001-1009
N/A
Published: February 2, 2002 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFetchmail
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 5.8.144.5.14.5.24.5.34.5.44.5.54.5.64.5.74.5.84.6.04.6.14.6.24.6.34.6.44.6.54.6.64.6.74.6.84.6.94.7.04.7.14.7.24.7.34.7.44.7.54.7.64.7.75.0.05.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.55.0.65.0.75.0.85.1.05.1.45.2.05.2.15.2.35.2.45.2.75.2.85.3.05.3.15.3.35.3.85.4.05.4.35.4.45.4.55.5.05.5.25.5.35.5.55.5.65.6.05.7.05.7.25.7.45.85.8.15.8.115.8.135.8.25.8.35.8.45.8.55.8.65.9.0
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000419
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.html
References (10)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000419Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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