CVE-2010-1167

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    CVE-2010-1167

    Published: 7 May 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: fetchmail 4.6.3 through 6.3.16, when debug mode is enabled, does not properly handle invalid characters in a multi-character locale, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted (1) message header or (2) POP3 UIDL list.

    References: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:107, http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2010-02.txt, http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1824&release_id=17512, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511140/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39556

    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