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CVE-2003-0792

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2004-02-25	fetchmail -- denial-of-service vulnerability

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CVE-2003-0792 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2003-0792
Phase	Assigned(20030917)

Description

Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for long lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain email.

References

Source	Reference
GENTOO	GLSA-200403-10
IMMUNIX	IMNX-2003-7+-023-01
MANDRAKE	MDKSA-2003:101
SCO	CSSA-2004-004.0
TURBO	TLSA-2003-61
BUGTRAQ	20040220 LNSA-#2004-0002: Fetchmail 6.2.4 and earlier remote denial of service
BID	8843
XF	fetchmail-email-dos(13450)