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CVE-2010-1167

Published: May 7, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

fetchmail fetchmail

On-prem

Communications / email-server-client

fetchmailoss-projectCommunicationsaka fetchmail, fetchmail daemon

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

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References

http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1824&release_id=17512

developer.berlios.de

http://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2010-02.txt

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:107

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Timeline

Published

May 7, 2010

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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