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CVE-2003-0792
Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for long lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.0%
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- mitre
Description
Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for long lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain email.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% 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
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- fetchmail-email-dos(13450) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- IMNX-2003-7+-023-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIXx_transferred
- 8843 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:101 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- GLSA-200403-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- TLSA-2003-61 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOx_transferred
- 20040220 LNSA-#2004-0002: Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier remote denial of service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .