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CVE-2021-36386

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 85th percentile. Fixed in 6.4.20.

CVSS 3.17.5HighEPSS percentile85th2.6% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix6.4.20Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • FetchmailAffected: < 6.4.20Upgrade to: 6.4.20Stated by: NVD
  • ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОСAffected: 7.2 МуромUpgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Eric S Raymond fetchmailAffected: от 6.4.0 до 6.4.20Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special EditionAffected: 1.7Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • АО «НППКТ» ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxAffected: до 2.5Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

report_vbuild in report.c in Fetchmail before 6.4.20 sometimes omits initialization of the vsnprintf va_list argument, which might allow mail servers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via long error messages. NOTE: it is unclear whether use of Fetchmail on any realistic platform results in an impact beyond an inconvenience to the client user.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS85th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

2.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 85th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 1792 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Scored 7.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

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