CVE-2010-1167 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting fetchmail versions 4.6.3 through 6.3.16 when debug mode is enabled. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending crafted message headers or POP3 UIDL lists containing invalid characters in a multi-character locale, leading to excessive memory consumption and application crashes. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity) with a low attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fetchmail:fetchmail:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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