CVE-2002-1365

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-12-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Fetchmail 6.1.3 and earlier does not account for the "@" character when determining buffer lengths for local addresses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header with a large number of local addresses.

Affected products

fetchmail: through 6.1.3; 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.6 (+74)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000554
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103979751818638&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104004858802000&w=2
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/052002.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-216
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:011
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-293.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-294.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-155.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6390
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10839

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