CVE-2011-1947
N/A
Published: June 2, 2011 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFetchmail
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
fetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait time after issuing a (1) STARTTLS or (2) STLS request, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application hang) by acknowledging the request but not sending additional packets.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
5.9.105.9.115.9.135.9.96.0.06.1.06.1.36.2.06.2.16.2.26.2.36.2.46.2.56.2.5.16.2.5.26.2.5.46.2.6 pre46.2.6 pre86.2.6 pre96.2.9 rc106.2.9 rc36.2.9 rc46.2.9 rc56.2.9 rc76.2.9 rc86.2.9 rc96.3.06.3.16.3.106.3.116.3.126.3.136.3.146.3.156.3.166.3.176.3.186.3.196.3.26.3.36.3.46.3.56.3.66.3.6 rc16.3.6 rc26.3.6 rc36.3.6 rc46.3.6 rc56.3.76.3.86.3.96.3.9 rc2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061634.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061672.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061735.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:107
References (14)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://gitorious.org/fetchmail/fetchmail/blobs/legacy_63/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txtVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061634.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061672.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061735.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/12Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/17Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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