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CVE-2002-0146
fetchmail email client before 5.9.10 does not properly limit the maximum number of messages available, which allows a remote IMAP server…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.5%
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Description
fetchmail email client before 5.9.10 does not properly limit the maximum number of messages available, which allows a remote IMAP server to overwrite memory via a message count that exceeds the boundaries of an array.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- HPSBTL0205-042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- fetchmail-imap-msgnum-bo(9133) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 4788 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2002:036 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .