Vulnerability CVE-2008-2711 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-2711 (CCN-43121)

Assigned:

2008-06-13

Published:

2008-06-13

Updated:

2021-08-09

Summary:

fetchmail 6.3.8 and earlier, when running in -v -v (aka verbose) mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and persistent mail failure) via a malformed mail message with long headers, which triggers an erroneous dereference when using vsnprintf to format log messages.

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:

4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

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

2.6 Low (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.9 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): High Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-2711

Source: CCN
Type: Fetchmail Web site
Fetchmail

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2009-02-12

Source: CCN
Type: gmane Mailing List, Matthias Andree | 13 Jun 18:10
CVE Id Request: fetchmail <= 6.3.8 DoS when logging long headers in -v -v mode

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2009-1427
Moderate: fetchmail security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA30742
Fetchmail Large Header Processing Denial of Service

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
30742

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
30895

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
31262

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
31287

Source: CCN
Type: SA33937
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
33937

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1020298
Fetchmail Verbose Logging Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service

Source: SLACKWARE
Type: UNKNOWN
SSA:2008-210-01

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of Security Update 2009-001

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0235

Source: CCN
Type: fetchmail-SA-2008-01
Crash on large log messages in verbose mode

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2008-01.txt

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2008:117

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20080613 CVE Id Request: fetchmail <= 6.3.8 DoS when logging long headers in -v -v mode

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 46304
Fetchmail Large Header Verbose Printing DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080617 fetchmail security announcement fetchmail-SA-2008-01 (CVE-2008-2711)

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080729 rPSA-2008-0235-1 fetchmail fetchmailconf

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
29705

Source: CCN
Type: BID-29705
Fetchmail Verbose Mode Large Log Messages Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1020298

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-1860

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-0422

Source: CCN
Type: Novell Bugzilla Bug 354291
fetchmail Segmentation fault

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354291

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
fetchmail-logmessage-dos(43121)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
fetchmail-logmessage-dos(43121)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2623

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10950

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2008-5789

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2008-5800

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.6:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.6:pre8:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.6:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 6.3.8)

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

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:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 6:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 7:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 8:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.1:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29379	P	RHSA-2009:1427 -- fetchmail security update (Moderate)	2015-08-17
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22871	P	ELSA-2009:1427: fetchmail security update (Moderate)	2014-05-26
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10950	V	fetchmail 6.3.8 and earlier, when running in -v -v (aka verbose) mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and persistent mail failure) via a malformed mail message with long headers, which triggers an erroneous dereference when using vsnprintf to format log messages.	2013-04-29
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20091427	P	RHSA-2009:1427: fetchmail security update (Moderate)	2009-09-08
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20082711000	V	CVE-2008-2711 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - negligible.	2008-06-16