Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-4348 (CCN-23713)

Assigned:2005-12-19
Published:2005-12-19
Updated:2018-10-19
Summary:fetchmail before 6.3.1 and before 6.2.5.5, when configured for multidrop mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending messages without headers from upstream mail servers.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
5.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: SGI
Type: Broken Link
20070201-01-P

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=343836

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-4348

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Security Update 2006-004
About Security Update 2006-004

Source: CCN
Type: Fetchmail Security Annoucement fetchmail-SA-2005-03
fetchmail-SA-2005-03: security announcement

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Broken Link
http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-03.txt

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0018
Moderate: fetchmail security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA17891
Fetchmail Headerless Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
17891

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
18172

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
18231

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
18266

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
18433

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
18463

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
18895

Source: CCN
Type: SA21253
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
21253

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
24007

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
24284

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1015383
Fetchmail Can Be Crashed By Remote Users By Sending a Headerless Message

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1015383

Source: SLACKWARE
Type: Third Party Advisory
SSA:2006-045-01

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-111
fetchmail security update (RHSA-2007-0018)

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-939

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-939
fetchmail -- programming error

Source: SUSE
Type: Broken Link
SUSE-SR:2007:004

Source: OSVDB
Type: Broken Link
21906

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 21906
Fetchmail Multidrop Mode Headerless Message Remote DoS

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2007:0018

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20051221 fetchmail security announcement fetchmail-SA-2005-03 (CVE-2005-4348)

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060526 rPSA-2006-0084-1 fetchmail

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
15987

Source: CCN
Type: BID-15987
Fetchmail Missing Email Header Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
19289

Source: CCN
Type: BID-19289
Apple Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: TRUSTIX
Type: Broken Link
2006-0002

Source: CCN
Type: TLSA-2007-3
Three vulnerabilities discovered in fetchmail

Source: CCN
Type: USN-233-1
fetchmail vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
ADV-2005-2996

Source: VUPEN
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
ADV-2006-3101

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: Third Party Advisory
MDKSA-2005:236

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
fetchmail-null-pointer-dos(23713)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
fetchmail-null-pointer-dos(23713)

Source: OVAL
Type: Third Party Advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9659

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-233-1

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2007:004
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 6.2.0 and < 6.2.5.5)
  • OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 6.3.0 and < 6.3.1)

  • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20054348
    V
    CVE-2005-4348
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9659
    V
    fetchmail before 6.3.1 and before 6.2.5.5, when configured for multidrop mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending messages without headers from upstream mail servers.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20070018
    P
    RHSA-2007:0018: fetchmail security update (Moderate)
    2008-03-20
    oval:org.debian:def:939
    V
    programming error
    2006-01-13
    BACK
    fetchmail fetchmail *
    fetchmail fetchmail *