CVE-2002-0146: Input Validation
Published Jun 25, 2002
·Updated
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.
Affected Software
75 affected components
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.6.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.4.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.4.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.3.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.11
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.17
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.9
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.4.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.3.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.7.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.9.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.9.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.14
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.1.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.7.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.3.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.3.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.9.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.1
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.1.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.8.13
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.5.7
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.2
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.2.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.7.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.3
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.7.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail<=5.9.8
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.5
Fetchmail Fetchmail=4.6.0
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.0.6
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.4.4
Fetchmail Fetchmail=5.5.2
Remediation
Patch Available
Event History
Jun 25, 2002
CVE Published
04:00 AM
Apr 2, 2003
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-2002-0146?
CVE-2002-0146 is considered a critical vulnerability that can lead to memory corruption.
2
How do I fix CVE-2002-0146?
To fix CVE-2002-0146, upgrade to fetchmail version 5.9.10 or later.
3
What versions of fetchmail are affected by CVE-2002-0146?
CVE-2002-0146 affects fetchmail versions prior to 5.9.10.
4
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2002-0146?
CVE-2002-0146 is a memory corruption vulnerability due to improper message count limitations.
5
Can CVE-2002-0146 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2002-0146 can be exploited by a remote IMAP server to overwrite memory.