CVE-2001-1009: Critical severity fetchmail fetchmail vulnerability

Published Aug 31, 2001
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Updated

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 Software

71 affected components
Fetchmail Fetchmail<=5.8.14
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.9
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.1.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.1.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.3.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.3.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.3.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.3.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.4.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.4.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.4.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.4.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.6.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.7.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.7.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.7.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.11
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.13
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.9.0

Remediation

Patch Available

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html

Patch Available

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.html

Patch Available

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html

Patch Available

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3164

Patch Available

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3166

Event History

Aug 31, 2001
CVE Published
04:00 AM
Feb 2, 2002
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1009?

CVE-2001-1009 is considered critical as it allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary memory and potentially gain privileged access.

2

How do I fix CVE-2001-1009?

To fix CVE-2001-1009, you should upgrade Fetchmail to version 5.8.17 or later.

3

What versions of Fetchmail are affected by CVE-2001-1009?

CVE-2001-1009 affects Fetchmail versions prior to 5.8.17, including several earlier versions such as 5.8.14 and below.

4

Can CVE-2001-1009 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2001-1009 can be exploited remotely by a malicious IMAP or POP3 server.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2001-1009?

CVE-2001-1009 is a memory corruption vulnerability due to improper handling of negative index numbers in Fetchmail.

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