CVE-2001-0819 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Linux fetchmail versions prior to 5.8.6, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted 'To:' field in an email header. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks requiring low complexity and no authentication, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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