CVE-2001-1009

N/A Unknown

Published: August 31, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000419

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6965.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

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