CVE-2002-1174

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    CVE-2002-1174

    Published: 11 Oct 2002Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflows in Fetchmail 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) long headers that are not properly processed by the readheaders function, or (2) via long Received: headers, which are not properly parsed by the parse_received function.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-215.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171, http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10203.php, http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php, http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2402.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-171, http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-063.php, http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000531, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103340148625187&w=2, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5825, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5827

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High