CVE-2001-1009 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Fetchmail (aka fetchmail-ssl) before 5.8.17 allows a remote malicious (1) IMAP server or (2) POP/POP3 server to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative index number as part of a response to a LIST request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 6.52% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-08-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| fetchmail | fetchmail |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Fetchmail 5.x - POP3 Reply Signed Integer Index | 2001-08-09 |
| exploit-db | Fetchmail 5.x - IMAP Reply Signed Integer Index | 2001-08-09 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000419
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6965.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3164
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3166
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0118.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000419
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-071
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6965.php
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-072.php3
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1555.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_026_fetchmail_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-103.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3164
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3166
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