CVE-2008-2711

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-2711
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-06-16T21:41:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-08-09T21:15:07
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 6.3.8
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:5.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.6:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.6:pre8:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.6:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.2.9:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.6:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:6.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/13/1
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354291
http://secunia.com/advisories/31287 Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2623
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29705
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.495740
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0235
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020298
http://secunia.com/advisories/31262 Vendor Advisory
http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2008-01.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/30742 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:117
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01095.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg01091.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30895 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1860/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43121
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10950
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494865/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493391/100/0/threaded
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/09/1
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2711
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2711
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:57:56 Added to TrackCVE