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CVE-2010-1167
fetchmail 4.6.3 through 6.3.16, when debug mode is enabled, does not properly handle invalid characters in a multi-character locale, which…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.2%
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- redhat
Description
fetchmail 4.6.3 through 6.3.16, when debug mode is enabled, does not properly handle invalid characters in a multi-character locale, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted (1) message header or (2) POP3 UIDL list.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 39556 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2010-02.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20100506 fetchmail security announcement fetchmail-SA-2010-02 (CVE-2010-1167) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:107 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1824&release_id=17512 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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